Author ORCID Identifier
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-8-2019
Publication Title
Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
Volume
45
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
19
Abstract
When a mass casualty event occurs, why do some people label it terrorism while others do not? People are more likely to consider an attack to be terrorism when the perpetrator is Muslim, yet it is unclear what other factors influence perceptions of mass violence. Using data collected from a national sample of U.S. adults shortly after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, we examine how media consumption and social identity influence views of the attack. Media consumption and individual-level factors—Islamophobia, political ideology, and other participant demographics—influence how people view the attack and how confident people are in their assessments.
Recommended Citation
Dolliver, M.J. & Kearns, E.M. (2019, August 8). Is it terrorism?: Public perceptions, media, and labeling the Las Vegas Shooting. Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, 45(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1647673
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Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Conflict and Terrorism on August 8, 2019, available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/1057610X.2019.1647673