State the social effects of terrorism.
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Terrorist acts can cause ripple effects through the economy that have negative impacts. The most obvious is the direct economic destruction of property and lives. Terrorism indirectly affects the economy by creating market uncertainty, xenophobia, loss of tourism, and increased insurance claims.
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Governments and police forces around the world need to beware of the harm caused by mass and social media following terror events. In a new report, leading counter-terrorism experts from around the world – including Michigan State University faculty – offer guidance to authorities to better manage the impacts of terror attacks by harnessing media communication.
“With social media, not only is the information immediate, but the public’s access to information and conversations shape how an event is talked about,” said Steven Chermak, MSU professor of criminal justice report contributor. “This can be dangerous when we can’t discern fact from a panicked reaction.”
The report, Minutes to Months, or M2M, assessed terror attacks in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, with expertise from MSU, Western University in Canada, University of New South Wales, Sydney, and was spearheaded by Cardiff University’s Crime and Security Research Institute, or CSRI.