Behind the Scenes of Al-Qa`ida’s Media Strategy
Jihadi terrorist organizations view their media opportunities as weapons in their war against the West. While there is a considerable body of work discussing the content and form of Al-Qa'ida's media, including both their written press and video products, we have significantly less informa...
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Henley-Putnam University
2019-07-01
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| description | Jihadi terrorist organizations view their media opportunities as weapons in their war against the West. While there is a considerable body of work discussing the content and form of Al-Qa'ida's media, including both their written press and video products, we have significantly less information on what goes on behind the scenes: how the tactical elements and strategic goals are designed and implemented to generate these products. The paper asserts that while we still have insufficient information on the media strategies of the Islamic State, due to the ideological, operational and network-to-network continuity between the two organizations, the documents shedding a light on Al-Qa'ida's press efforts can serve as valuable resources in understanding present-day (and maybe the future of) jihadi media as well. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a99657fe5ef84307912dd144407ff3862022-12-21T18:40:11ZengHenley-Putnam UniversityJournal of Strategic Security1944-04641944-04722019-07-011226076https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.12.2.1714Behind the Scenes of Al-Qa`ida’s Media StrategyAgnes Hankiss0National University of Public Service, BudapestJihadi terrorist organizations view their media opportunities as weapons in their war against the West. While there is a considerable body of work discussing the content and form of Al-Qa'ida's media, including both their written press and video products, we have significantly less information on what goes on behind the scenes: how the tactical elements and strategic goals are designed and implemented to generate these products. The paper asserts that while we still have insufficient information on the media strategies of the Islamic State, due to the ideological, operational and network-to-network continuity between the two organizations, the documents shedding a light on Al-Qa'ida's press efforts can serve as valuable resources in understanding present-day (and maybe the future of) jihadi media as well.https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jss/vol12/iss2/4 |
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