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Article: Media as watchdogs: The role of news media in electoral competition

TitleMedia as watchdogs: The role of news media in electoral competition
Authors
Chan, JSuen, W
KeywordsCheap talk
Media bias
Policy convergence
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eer
Citation
European Economic Review, 2009, v. 53 n. 7, p. 799-814 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2009.01.002
AbstractWe develop an equilibrium model to analyze the role of the media in electoral competition. When policy payoffs are state-dependent, party policies do not converge to the median voter's ideal policy if the media report only party policies. News analysis about the state, though possibly biased, can discipline off-equilibrium deviations and make the parties adopt more centrist policies. Since voters are rational, the party favored by the media need not win with a higher probability. Instead, media bias may reduce the effectiveness of electoral competition and lead to more polarized policies. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/129435
ISSN
0014-2921
2023 Impact Factor: 2.8
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.251
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000271364800006
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dc.date.issued2009en_HK
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dc.description.abstractWe develop an equilibrium model to analyze the role of the media in electoral competition. When policy payoffs are state-dependent, party policies do not converge to the median voter's ideal policy if the media report only party policies. News analysis about the state, though possibly biased, can discipline off-equilibrium deviations and make the parties adopt more centrist policies. Since voters are rational, the party favored by the media need not win with a higher probability. Instead, media bias may reduce the effectiveness of electoral competition and lead to more polarized policies. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/eeren_HK
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dc.subjectCheap talken_HK
dc.subjectMedia biasen_HK
dc.subjectPolicy convergenceen_HK
dc.titleMedia as watchdogs: The role of news media in electoral competitionen_HK
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