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Does the media sensationalise terror?

Professor Fawaz Gerges and Daily Mail columnist Amanda Platell on the media and terrorism

The response to terror attacks like those in London and Manchester has become all too familiar for many people. How should the media cover similar attacks in the future?

Fawaz Gerges, a professor of international relations at the LSE and author of ISIS: A History, and Amanda Platell, columnist at the Daily Mail, discuss the media's responsibilities when it comes to reporting acts of terrorism.

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