Ole Rücker (BGSE) 23.11.2022
I investigate competition between news media firms under the assumptions that consumers get their information about political topics from these firms and that consumers prefer news that validates their views. I show that for topics where the consumers have sufficiently heterogeneous opinions, news media firms may withhold information which can lead to a polarization of political parties. In particular, the median voter theorem does not necessarily apply.
Time
Wednesday, 23.11.22 - 12:00 PM
- 12:40 PM
Topic
Competition in News Media
Target groups
Students
Researchers
Location
Juridicum, Reinhard Selten Room (0.017)
Reservation
not required
Organizer
BGSE
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