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Bhatia. (2005). Fighting words: naming terrorists, bandits, rebels and other violent actors. Third World Quarterly, 26(1), 5–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/0143659042000322874
This article examines the use of incendiary semantics as a way of describing terrorist adversaries.

Boyns, D. & Ballard, J. D. (2004). Developing a sociological theory for the empirical understanding of terrorism: Emergent fields in sociology: terrorism. The American Sociologist, 35(2), 5–25. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=edssjs&AN=edssjs.34B22B23&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=natuniv
This article applies sociological theory to real-life terrorist dynamics.

Braddock, K., Schumann, S., Corner, E., & Gill, P. (2022). Corrigendum: The moderating effects of “dark” personality traits and message vividness on the persuasiveness of terrorist narrative propaganda. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 1013827–1013827. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1013827
This article examines how negativity and dark messages can impact the persuasiveness of terrorist messaging.

Gordon, P. (2007). Can the War on Terror Be Won? How to Fight the Right War. Foreign Affairs, 86(6), 53–66.
This article examines various realistic approaches to winning the war on terror. 

Innes, M. (2020). Techniques of disinformation: Constructing and communicating “soft facts” after terrorism. The British Journal of Sociology, 71(2), 284–299.
This article examines the various techniques utilized in perpetuating disinformation on the part of terrorist messaging.

Matusitz, J. (2016). Euphemisms for Terrorism: How Dangerous are They? Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, 7, Issue 2, pp. 225-246.(Taken from the U.S. Department of Justice). https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ejpc.7.2.225_1
This article discusses different ways of articulating what terrorism is.

Guadagno, R., Lankford, A., Muscanell, N., Okdie, B. & McCallum, D. (2010). Social Influence in the online recruitment of terrorists and terrorist sympathizers: Implications for Social Psychology Research. Revue internationale de psychologie sociale, 23, 25-56. https://www.cairn.info/revue--2010-1-page-25.htm.
This article examines the social Influence in the online recruitment of terrorists and terrorist sympathizers: highlighting the implications for Social Psychology Research.

Merari, A. (1978). Classification of terrorist groups, Terrorism, Vol. 1, Issue 3 and 4, pages: 331-346. (Taken from U.S. Department of Justice: Office of Justice Programs). https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/classification-terrorist-groups
This article examines various definitions of how terrorist groups are classified.

Hewes, J. (2008, May 3). 9/11 Attacks: ABC News Live Coverage - Sept 11, 2001 (Part One) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwiM_R9MR2M
The September 11, 2001, Attacks, which included three simultaneously coordinated attacks on U.S. located targets, marked a new era of terrorism in this country and officially ushered in the “War on Terror,” which lasted for the better part of over twenty years. This event also heavily influenced how the Western Media covered, not only this specific event, but terrorism in general over the course of the next several years. The video below, showcases how the Western Press (ABC News), covered the September 11, 2001, attacks perpetrated by al-Qaeda.

Al Jazeera English. (2021, September 11).9/11:20 Years On. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwiM_R9MR2M
This video contrasts the Arab world’s perspective on 911 and the aftermath as opposed to Western media coverage.

Lawton, T., & Squires, D. (Producers), & Lawton, T. (Director). (2020). In the Face of Terror: Series 1, Episode 1. [Video/DVD] London, England: BBC Worldwide. https://search.alexanderstreet.com/view/work/bibliographic_entity%7Cvideo_work%7C5101034
A compilation of perspectives by those personally impacted by terrorism.

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (2020). National incident management system basic guidance for public information officers.https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nims-basic-guidance-public-information-officers_12-2020.pdf
Review this document for insight into the role of a public information officer.