Riots made worse by media coverage

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/news/a373637/england-riots-made-worse-by-media-coverage-finds-report.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/mar/28/uk-riots-twitter-facebook

The summer riots across the UK last year were "made worse" by rolling TV news channels and social media such as Twitter and Facebook, according to an independent panel set up by the government to examine the roots of the unrest.In a report published on Tuesday, the Riots Communities and Victims Panel said social networking and TV footage of police officers watching people "loot at will" helped fuel the disorder in London and other UK cities.