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“The Lions of Tomorrow”: A News Value Analysis of Child Images in Jihadi Magazines

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  • Amy-Louise Watkin
  • Seán Looney

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This article reports and discusses the results of a study that investigated photographic images of children in five online terrorist magazines to understand the roles of children in these groups. The analysis encompasses issues of Inspire, Dabiq, Jihad Recollections (JR), Azan, and Gaidi Mtanni (GM) from 2009 to 2016. The total number of images was ninety-four. A news value framework was applied that systematically investigated what values the images held that resulted in them being “newsworthy” enough to be published. This article discusses the key findings, which were that Dabiq distinguished different roles for boys and girls, portrayed fierce and prestigious boy child perpetrators, and children flourishing under the caliphate; Inspire and Azan focused on portraying children as victims of Western-backed warfare; GM portrayed children supporting the cause peacefully; and JR contained no re-occurring findings.

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  • Amy-Louise Watkin & Seán Looney, 2019. "“The Lions of Tomorrow”: A News Value Analysis of Child Images in Jihadi Magazines," Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(1-2), pages 120-140, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uterxx:v:42:y:2019:i:1-2:p:120-140
    DOI: 10.1080/1057610X.2018.1513696
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