Abstract
This article examines the part played by the mass media in the diffusion of international terrorism. It applies time-series analysis to a database containing the Rand Corporation Chronology of International Terrorism, and measures of media coverage devoted to each terrorist incident on US television networks and nine newspapers from various countries. By means of multivariate analysis and applying different time lags and cross-correlations between media coverage and occurrence series, the contribution of the media to the reoccurrence of terrorism can be measured. The findings provide partial support for the `contagion hypothesis' when related to international terrorism and reveal the significant contribution of the media, especially US television networks, to the reoccurrence of terrorism.
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