Using a new comprehensive survey of adults in large U.S. media markets we show that minority and low-skill individuals, who are heavily exposed to shocks to the local economy, typically have stronger preferences for and stronger ex- posure to local news than high-skill and white individuals. At...

Aufgrund der zunehmenden Digitalisierung und der damit einhergehenden Veränderungen hinsichtlich der Verbreitungswege und Angebotsformen, der Fragmentarisierung von Zielgruppen und verändertem Mediennutzungsverhalten befindet sich die Kommunikationsbranche im Umbruch. Kommunikationstreibende...

In many countries, TV viewers have access to more and more TV channels. We study whether people can cope with this and watch the amount of TV they find optimal for themselves or whether they are prone to over-consumption. We find that heavy TV viewers do not benefit, but instead report lower...

Watching television is the most time-consuming human activity besides work but its role for individual well-being is unclear. Negative consequences portrayed in the literature raise the question whether this popular pastime constitutes an economic good or bad, and hence serves as a prime example...