In the past we have written about terror magnifiers — factors that amplify the impact of a terrorist attack. One of these magnifiers is media coverage. The proliferation of 24-hour television news networks and the increasing ubiquity of Internet connectivity have allowed the media to broadcast terrorist attacks live and in their entirety. This allowed vast numbers of people to watch live as the World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001 and as teams of gunmen ran amok in Mumbai in November 2008. This exposure allows people to stay informed about events as they unfold, but it also makes them witnesses and secondary victims of the violence. As the word indicates, the intent of "terrorism" is to create terror in a target audience. Media coverage expands the audience affected by an attack far beyond those that happen to be in its immediate vicinity.