This chapter investigates how media coverage filters information and how this affects political accountability and … policy. I first present a baseline model of media coverage and its effect on political accountability. The model is used to … discuss the welfare consequences of private provision of news. It shows how media regulation and public broadcasting may …

predominantly observable in state elections, though attacks that receive high media coverage increase the AfD vote share in Federal … migration. Exploiting news reports, we find that successful attacks receive more media coverage from local and regional …

In this study, we propose a novel approach to detect supply-side media bias, independent of external factors like … analysis into articles' transition to print and podcasts suggests that increased competition may reduce media bias, indicating …

I develop a model of the relation between the media environment and political obstructionism. I show that when voters … are less informed by media, obstructionism becomes a more effective political signal for the minority party. The model … thus implies that media change can cause gridlock via signaling; by contrast, the previous literature on causes of gridlock …

This article provides a review of recent literature in economics on the effect of mass media on politics. The focus is … on the welfare effects of mass media. I also discuss the likely implications of existing behavioral theories of media …

people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one … media outlet I take into account is radio, starting from its last stage of expansion in Colombia, since the mid 1990s. I use … greater exposure to radio, suggesting an increasing electoral competition. Finally, I find that the presence of local media …