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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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 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Though, the newspapers were reporting that Istanbul governor had said Germany's warning was just sensational scaremongering. :-(
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 …
zeynep tufekci added,
2.5 year old Asya whose empty whose stroller symbolized yesterday's awful suicide bombing, is in critical condition.pic.twitter.com/bEqEf2RA8E
All of Turkey feels on the edge, very uneasy times. Lack of functioning, independent and critical media is making things worse.
Lacking trusted, independent outlets, a polarized population turns to mass media (a lot of propaganda) or social media (a lot of rumors).
Most of TV is talking heads spinning conspiracy theories about a globally coordinated attack on Turkey—everyone's involved). Not much news.
Large swaths of the country (mostly Kurdish areas) seem closed to independent journalists. Rumors swirl, hard to verify anything.
After every major mass casualty event (sadly, there have been too many), mass media gets some sort of broadcast ban, social media throttled.
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.
The broadcast bans and throttling of social media are just increasing suspicions, fueling more rumors, polarization and creating more panic.
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