Rallying or Criticizing? Media Coverage of Authorities' Reaction to Terror Attacks Targeting Sporting Events

Moran Yarchi, Yair Galily and Ilan Tamir

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 2015, vol. 38, issue 12, 1008-1021

Abstract: The reaction of authorities to terror attacks or threats has the potential to attract both support and criticism. The current study aims to examine the international media's discourse surrounding authorities' reaction to sporting events that have suffered from terror attacks or terror threats. A comparison is made between events that are canceled and events that take place as planned despite the attack or threat. Our findings indicate no significant differences between the coverage of events that are canceled and those that continue as planned. The evidence actually exhibits greater levels of support rather than criticism of authorities in international media coverage.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2015.1076644

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