Analysts: Islamic State's Explicit Media Gore May Backfire

Most major media houses have policies on how much carnage they will display in videos or pictures. When it comes to gruesome Islamic State videos, they generally draw the line before a murder occurs. Many analysts say that line should be moved way back. Others say IS media saturation has reached a tipping point, and the bloody videos are starting to backfire, harming the group they are meant to bolster. “Every targeted country that the Islamic State brags about becomes more...

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