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The prime goal of any terrorist is [[mass media]] exposure. Terrorism cannot recruit new initiates like regular armies, rather when they run out of discontented radicals within their state, they must rely on the media to spread their message. Therefore, media outlets and the press must be careful when choosing a story, as often running a story about a terrorist attack just creates more support for a terrorist cause.
The prime goal of any terrorist is [[mass media]] exposure. Terrorism cannot recruit new initiates like regular armies, rather when they run out of discontented radicals within their state, they must rely on the media to spread their message. Therefore, media outlets and the press must be careful when choosing a story, as often running a story about a terrorist attack just creates more support for a terrorist cause.
Also, media outlets use terrorists as a bad guy figure to gain more readership. [[Fox News]] is a common example, which often targets convervative Americans by using fear of Islamic terrorism. This fear then means that they can use, what would normally gain very little news coverage, about muslim activity and convert it into a media frenzy, earning more coverage. This is a similar tactic that was used to [[George Bush]] to gain support for wars in [[Iraq]] and [[Afghanistan]].
== Groups Considered by the United States to be Terrorist Organizations ==
== Groups Considered by the United States to be Terrorist Organizations ==