Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146089 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
Diskussionspapier No. 169
Publisher: 
Helmut-Schmidt-Universität - Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Fächergruppe Volkswirtschaftslehre, Hamburg
Abstract: 
Using a new data set that captures the share of reporting on terrorism, we explore the nexus between terrorist attacks and the news. It turns out that terrorism mainly influences news reports through the number of incidents. Regarding the reverse causality, we provide evidence that the share of the news devoted to terrorism Granger-causes further terrorist activities. However, short-run and medium-run effects differ: in the short run media coverage on terror only has an impact on the severity of terror attacks, while it affects the number of terror attacks in the long haul. These observations are consistent with the idea of competition between terrorist groups.
Subjects: 
terrorism
media
news reporting
JEL: 
D74
B25
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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