When the Messengers are Targets of Terrorism: Restricted Media, State and Anti-State Terrorism.

• In Event: Terrorism and Strategic Targeting Choices

Brief Overview

State restrictions diminish media’s utility to the terrorists who would view the restricted media as a proxy for the state, prompting terrorist groups to attack the media targets and deliver a political message to the state.

Authors

• Sambuddha Ghatak, San Diego State University

• Atreya Ghatak, University of California-San Diego