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Cnn effect

noun

the negative results (mainly economic) of people staying at home and watching 24-hour-a-day news channels, esp. during a crisis or military situation
Examples

The CNN effect refers to consumers who stayed at home to watch coverage of the war in Iraq instead of going out and spending.

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