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Abstract
How can the media best report terrorist incidents responsibly, without becoming a tool of the perpetrators to spread terror more widely? Surely the goal of a free press is to accurately and objectively report news of important events to as large an audience as possible. Yet in covering the wrenching event of 9–11–01, journalists were deeply aware that the tone of their coverage was important in shaping public reactions. This article briefly pulls together relevant behavioral research on the impact of journalism on the public psyche, as well as what we still need to know about this process--including such concepts as repetition, context, vulnerability, control, self-esteem, stress.
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2 Special notes of appreciation are extended to Professor J.R. Young of Hunter College and to Christopher IT. Gregerson for their contributions to this paper.