No News, Big News. The political consequences of entertainment TV
We investigate the electoral effects of early exposure to Silvio BerlusconiÕs commercial television network, Mediaset, exploiting its staggered expansion across Italian munic- ipalities during the 1980s. We find that municipalities with access to Mediaset prior to 1985 exhibited greater support for BerlusconiÕs party in 1994, when he first ran for office, and in the four following elections. This effect cannot be attributed to pro- Berlusconi news bias since no news programs were broadcast on Mediaset until 1991, when access to the network was already ubiquitous. We discuss alternative channels through which exposure to non-news content may have influenced Mediaset viewersÕ political attitudes.
Year of publication: |
2014-05
|
---|---|
Authors: | Durante, Ruben ; Pinotti, Paolo ; Tesei, Andrea |
Institutions: | "Carlo F. Dondena" Centre for Research on Social Dynamics (DONDENA), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi |
Saved in:
freely available
Extent: | application/pdf |
---|---|
Series: | Working Papers. - ISSN 2035-2034. |
Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Notes: | Number 063 49 pages |
Source: |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010931738
Saved in favorites
Similar items by person
-
The political legacy of entertainment TV
Durante, Ruben, (2015)
-
The political legacy of entertainment TV
Durante, Ruben, (2015)
-
The political legacy of entertainment TV
Durante, Ruben, (2015)
- More ...