Terrorism and the news. Are we really in that much danger?

The invention of the paper press has enabled almost everyone to look beyond the events occurring in their neighbourhood and into the rest of the world, contributing to an important evolution in human perspective. Newspapers and news magazines, now available at the touch of a button, were once a rare and precious possession. In fact, news media have become so widespread in the modern world that most of our views and opinions are directly derived from the events we read or hear in the news. It is, therefore, more important than ever to ensure that the messages broadcasted by journalists…