We study the impact of media bias on tax compliance. Through a framed laboratory experiment, we assess how the exposure … significant reaction in respect to the neutral condition, suggesting that participants perceive the media negativity bias in the …

information reduce their demand for news from this newspaper. Furthermore, treated respondents who think that a news outlet is … more likely to make false claims do not reduce their demand for this outlet. These findings strongly suggest that people …

access only to friendly media outlets and denying access to critical ones. While an incumbent prefers positive bias, granting … gatekeeping can induce a quid pro quo relationship: media provides coverage with positive bias in exchange of future access …