The economics of Media vs Emergency Services

John Scardena

Reference:

Mosseau, M. (2002). Market Civilization and It's Clash with Terror. International Security, Vol. 27 No.3, pg. 5-29. 

Theme:

Economics play a major role in the fight against terrorism, this also applies to for profit entities and how they financially wage war against while non profit or government fight this war.

Summary:

-Markets work against terror indvidulism

-Finanncing terrorism post 9/11 is incredibly difficult

-Fighting terrorism is not cost effective but money gains from paying attention to it is a multi-billion industry

-The world is connected by a market economy

-The world is paying attention to what is going on around them, they are paying for the abiltity to have their eyes and ears connected to what is going on around them.

-Homeland security and other military groups are spending money to advertise their call to arms.

Application to Lesson Topic:

In researching this week's lesson I found that the arguments for and against the press being involved with emergency response came down to money. Does the fact that media is for profit make the media not trust worthy? Or is it a side bar to the fact that they are the ones getting the message out there? The reason I choose this paper is the fact that we need the media to let us know what is going on around us. We "need" it so much that mass media is making billions telling us their opinions about the World around us. We need them just as they need us.

Application to Emergency Services:

            Emergency services need to do a gut self check. The fact that any emergency service can spread their message so fast because of mass media and social media should be more giving it. If we work with media and not against or hiding from them, we will discover that if they are on our side, we will accomplish our goals of helping people and spreading the voice of warning or assurance.