In this paper, I quantify the role of media in the formation of support for unemployment insurance. Theory suggests … that individuals who feel threatened by globalization demand compensatory policies. Using a novel method of quantitative … text analysis, I derive measures on the stance to globalization for all major British newspapers between 2001 and 2005 …

The spread of propaganda, misinformation, and biased narratives from autocratic regimes, especially on social media, is …

In this chapter we survey the empirical literature on media bias, with a focus on partisan and ideological biases …. First, we discuss the methods used to measure the relative positions of media outlets. We divide bias into two categories … media outlets with other actors, measures based on the intensity of media coverage, and measures based on tone. In the …

Free, independent and hard-hitting media can play an important role in curbing corruption. Media in Uganda has enjoyed … considerable freedom in this regard since Museveni came to power in 1986. The evolving power structure and a changing media … landscape, however, have presented both challenges and opportunities for media’s watchdog role on corruption. This paper will …