CNN effect

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  1. The theorized negative effect on the economy, and other aspects of social life, caused by people staying home to watch television news during a crisis such as a war.
    — Concern about flying anywhere is the reason most often given for canceling trips. But some people say they are staying home for other reasons as well. Some potential travelers are riveted to their television sets, captivated by the constant news reports about the war, a condition that some people are calling the “CNN effect.”

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Coined during the first Gulf War when unusually large numbers of people were watching the CNN network news, which provided 24-hour coverage of the war.
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