American Picking and Choosing: An Examination of American Media Coverage on Terrorist Attacks and the Implications of Their Frames and Rhetoric

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Brief Overview

Through a comparative case study of three countries (USA, Nigeria, Germany) and four American publications, this study aims to see if American media covers terrorist attacks differently if the perpetrator is tied to Islamic extremism or not.

Author

• Cullen Clougherty, Saint Anselm College