Social Media Propaganda Rather Than Grassroots Recruiting

REASEARCHING THE MODERN WORD

To what extent can it be claimed that social media propaganda rather than grassroots recruiting is responsible for strengthening the following of the Islamic state

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Jasper Jolley

11/17/2014

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Researching
To what extent can it be claimed that social media propaganda rather than grassroots recruiting is responsible for strengthening the following of the Islamic state
The Islamic State is defined as a type of government, in which the primary basis for government

Radicalise is defined as relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough. Social media has a way of touching a nerve and conveying different ideas due to different interpretation. Previous to social media, jihadists used things such as prisons and mosques to endeavour to recruit members to a definite terrorist organisation. The method of grassroots recruiting was beneficial during the era of low country security pre 2001. After the mammoth attack of 9/11 security was

Part of the strategy to strengthen the numbers of ISIS is a video series called Mujatweets, these videos depicts members of ISIS visiting injured fighters in hospital and offering encouragement among with ISIS troops handing candy to cheering children and countless other varying forms of propaganda. All of the official ISIS videos are distributed by Al Hayat Media Centre, a media firm for ISIS that was established in May. The identity of the creator of Al Hayat is still unclear but it is believed to be an initiative run by Abu Talha Al Almani, a former German rapper who used the performer name Deso Dogg . Deso Dogg now uses his large social media presence to expand the following of groups such as ISIS. The first video released by Al Hayat depicted Western converts explaining why they left their homes to fight with ISIS along with words of encouragement offering a better life and a new potential future for ISIS troops originating in western countries. As well as having a strong and widely followed multimedia presence online ISIS and Al Hayat have released an online English language magazine that is widely available for download on third party websites. There is no confusion about the demographic that it is aimed for and who the jihadist English reading magazine is trying to appeal to. The multiple twitter accounts of Al