Again. Just like the last many times. Serves to increase suspicion in an already scared, polarized country.https://twitter.com/wsjemre/status/711140779977220096 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eylül Görmüş
German embassy had warned of another terror attack. Pro-govt newspaper collectively decried it as "lies of terror."https://twitter.com/eylulgormus/status/711158405457715200 …
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Though, the newspapers were reporting that Istanbul governor had said Germany's warning was just sensational scaremongering. :-(
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Joe Parkinson
Add the conflict/curfew in Kurdish parts which has killed (unknown numbers) and displaced hundreds of thousands. :-(https://twitter.com/JoeWSJ/status/710389591715487744 …
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2.5 year old Asya whose empty whose stroller symbolized yesterday's awful suicide bombing, is in critical condition.pic.twitter.com/bEqEf2RA8E
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All of Turkey feels on the edge, very uneasy times. Lack of functioning, independent and critical media is making things worse.
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Lacking trusted, independent outlets, a polarized population turns to mass media (a lot of propaganda) or social media (a lot of rumors).
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Most of TV is talking heads spinning conspiracy theories about a globally coordinated attack on Turkey—everyone's involved). Not much news.
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Large swaths of the country (mostly Kurdish areas) seem closed to independent journalists. Rumors swirl, hard to verify anything.
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After every major mass casualty event (sadly, there have been too many), mass media gets some sort of broadcast ban, social media throttled.
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I've publicly argued against putting carnage from mass casualty/terrorist events on loop. But a ban doesn't work if no/few trusted outlets.
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