Terrorism and confronting it through media and artificial intelligence

Abstract

This study focuses on two concepts: media and terrorism, and how media messages may successfully oppose terrorism and terrorist activities through the growth of digital and transcontinental media, as well as time and location. Terrorist operations have also evolved simultaneously to infiltrate the world everywhere. It is clear that the media has become a weapon of communication for governments and countries to combat terrorism, especially in military conflicts. Goebbels, the Nazi Minister of Propaganda, used to repeat that news is a weapon of war and its purpose is to wage wars rather than to provide information. However, the role played by the media in combating terrorism may not have adequately addressed the problem of the growth of terrorism in light of new media (the Internet and social media). Today’s media encompasses a variety of technologies, channels, information, and entertainment and performs many crucial functions.