State Dept. laments ‘glorification’ of terror attacks in media

Published August 30, 2016 6:44pm ET



The State Department said Tuesday that the press runs the risk of giving “notoriety” to terror groups that carry out terrorist attacks, and said working to avoid the “glorification” of these events is something the press should worry about.

Spokesman John Kirby said terror attacks involve physical violence as one component, but also involve how the event itself is covered.

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