We construct a new index of media slant that measures the similarity of a news outlet's
language to that of a congressional Republican or Democrat. We estimate a model of …

That market forces drive the news is not news. Whether a story appears in print, on
television, or on the Internet depends on who is interested, its value to advertisers, the costs …

This paper examines whether and how viewers respond to changes in partisan bias in
media news. We use data from Italy, where the main private television network is owned by …

In March 2000, Media General attracted considerable industry attention in the United States
when it opened the Tampa News Center and placed the operations of The Tampa Tribune …

This paper examines diversity in online news with special attention paid to the role of
different types of media ownership (meso level) and media systems (macro level). After …

This distinctive collection offers a unique set of meta-analyses covering the breadth of media
effects research. Editor Raymond W. Preiss and his colleagues bring together an all-star list …

Journalistic news coverage plays an essential role for providing an audience with a diverse,
multifaceted perspective upon public affairs. However, in the scholarly debate, most …

In 1999, the Federal Communications Commission changed the Local Television Ownership
Rule, allowing a single company to own two television stations in the same media market …

STANFORD LAW REVIEW courts and, in turn, the Federal Communications Commission
have increasingly demanded evidence for this convergence hypothesis, but extant empirical …

This article describes the treatment of politics in the Chilean press using five generic frames
and indicators: attribution of responsibility, conflict, human interest, economic …