Terrorist media broadcasts serve recruitment, coordination, and inspiration simultaneously

Evidence

Al Jazeera, a satellite television channel based in Qatar, broadcast the videotapes and audiotapes that bin Laden prepared in which he justified the morality of his global jihad. The televised tapes, usually dropped off anonymously at Al Jazeera’s offices, also were a recruitment device, a tool for communicating with widely dispersed terrorist cells, and a source of inspirational support for his followers. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2261

Categorization

• XREF: The triple function — recruitment, coordination, inspiration — parallels how any media platform serves multiple audiences in an information ecosystem.