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 …

quality when its reports conform to the consumer's prior expectations. We use this fact to build a model of media bias in …

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 …

We study the effect of media coverage on individual behaviour during a public health crisis. For this purpose, we … implications for the design of public communications and the value of the local media. …

paper reviews the relationships between the quality of information supplied by mass media, the competition in information … information-selection process and companies’ rent-seeking activities. Media can be captured by government through financing and …

contributes to the emerging field of media economics by studying how the demand side of the media market affects news production …

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 …