The Representation Of Terrorism In The Public Opinion – Fixing The Images In The Public Mentality

In the XXI century terrorism has become one of the most used terms in media, acquiring a global recognition. This is possible because of the heightened activity of various terrorist organizations in different geographical areas around the world starting from the tragic event who took place in the U.S.A. in 11.09.2001.

In addition to these issues is the desire of media to broadcast news of considerable interest to the public. Therefore one of the most suitable terms that suits both media and public requirements is terrorism.

So, mostly because of media, it seems that is possible that a person who doesn't know much about terrorism, even a sentence close to a definition of the term, knows that terrorism is a mixture of fear, politic, deaths and violence, which is true. Interesting fact is how the public is able to recognize terrorism and its form of manifestation because of media and how media generates representation of terrorism and fix them in the public mental.