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How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a …

How do the media affect public support for democratic institutions in a fragile democracy? What role do they play in a …

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

Abstract:Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak,and may even … coercion to obtain votes. A media scandal thatexposes these candidates increases their coercion effort to offset the negative … direct test of the effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after …

Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak, and may even bring … obtain votes. A media scandal that exposes these candidates increases their coercion effort to offset the negative popularity … effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after. We find that those …

representatives' reactions to general shifts in media attention and persuasive content as well as to short-term fluctuations in … consider the substitution effects between alternative media sources, the role of algorithmic content selection in informational …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants …. When these variables are jointly included as explanatory variables, we find that corruption stands out as an important …