Tag: Radicalization

Aa Aa Concerns over ethical reporting and the internet's role in radicalisation have resurfaced after two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, were targeted in an attack on Friday that killed 50 people. Australian Brenton Tarrant, who describes himself as a white supremacist, has been charged for the murders. The suspect had indicated in his "manifesto" that his views on immigration "dramatically changed" after visiting Europe. Referencing how the "manifesto" was published online and the shooting was live-streamed, Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes warned that online communities play a role in a rise in extremism. "What I'm saying is that we need to develop counter-strategies that involve the communities, the families, to detect these individuals that are disturbed or that are prone to be radicalised," Gomes said. "We know that, for instance, the dark web plays a role in the radicalisation". Continuing to discuss the role that media can play in radicalisation, Euractiv reporter Brian Maguire said that the media should work on reevaluating how they report on events such as what happened on Friday. "We have to be very careful of how we report suicides, not to inspire others or to lead others to have that tendency," Maguire said. "We should have much more careful reporting when it comes to terror attacks."

Aa Aa Concerns over ethical reporting and the internet's role in radicalisation have resurfaced after two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, were targeted in an attack on Friday that killed 50 people. Australian Brenton Tarrant, who describes himself as a white supremacist, has been charged for the murders. The suspect had indicated in his "manifesto" that his views on immigration "dramatically changed" after visiting Europe. Referencing how the "manifesto" was published online and the shooting was live-streamed, Portuguese MEP Ana Gomes warned that online communities play a role in a rise in extremism. "What I'm saying is that we need to develop counter-strategies that involve the communities, the families, to detect these individuals that are disturbed or that are prone to be radicalised," Gomes said. "We know that, for instance, the dark web plays a role in the radicalisation". Continuing to discuss the role that media can play in radicalisation, Euractiv reporter Brian Maguire said that the media should work on reevaluating how they report on events such as what happened on Friday. "We have to be very careful of how we report suicides, not to inspire others or to lead others to have that tendency," Maguire said. "We should have much more careful reporting when it comes to terror attacks."

And according to a recent YouGov-Times poll, Corbyn’s Labour Party is one point behind the Conservatives in voting intention. There is no immediate election on the horizon in the United Kingdom. But there is little doubt that Corbyn’s forces have consolidated their hold on the Labour Party, that the party did better than expected in the 2017 election and that Corbyn is no longer unthinkable as a future prime minister. Corbyn supporters regard themselves as part of a people-powered social movement — dedicated to economic equality and environmental protection, opposed to militarism and in revolt against a compromised establishment. In the United States, this tendency on the left is reinforced by President Trump’s consolidation of power in the Republican Party. His vulnerability is taken not as an opportunity to build a broad political coalition against Trumpism — but as a chance to win without compromise. So this trend on the left is not found everywhere equally. We demand passion, not patience.” Some progressives talk of California — with its political argument between left and lefter — as a model for the nation. Describing our politics as a new civil war, they argue: “At some point, one side or the other must win — and win big. On the left, the same is increasingly true.