Thursday, October 9, 2014

Social Media and Modern War

Vietnam was one of the first wars to receive in depth television coverage. When people were able to see the atrocities of war it made it all the more relevant and many people began to rethink their stance on it. How has media today impacted the war on terrorism? The terrorist group Islamic State has used social media as a self promotional tool. Now governments and people are fighting back using the same social media resources. Read more about it with this article by the BBC.