Arbeitspapier
Mediated Terrorism: US News and Al-Qaeda Attacks
This paper presents an empirical test for the hypothesis that US news coverage of al-Qaeda causes al-Qaeda attacks. To isolate causality, disaster deaths worldwide provide an instrumental variable crowding out al-Qaeda coverage. Studying daily al-Qaeda coverage by CNN, NBC, CBS, and Fox News, as well as the NYT and the WaPo, results consistently produce a positive and statistically significant effect. At its mean, al-Qaeda coverage is suggested to cause 1.2-2.3 al-Qaeda attacks (equivalent to 5.8-10.9 deaths) in the upcoming week. Results are remarkably consistent across media outlets and it appears unlikely that attacks are simply delayed when coverage is low.
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 6804
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models: Single Variables: Instrumental Variables (IV) Estimation
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
National Security; Economic Nationalism
Entertainment; Media
- Thema
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al-Qaeda
media attention
media effects
terrorism
9/11
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Jetter, Michael
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (wo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2017
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Jetter, Michael
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2017
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