Press Coverage and Political Accountability
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- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Journal of Political Economy
- Vol. 118 (2), 355-408
- https://doi.org/10.1086/652903
Abstract
We estimate the impact of press coverage on citizen knowledge, politicians' actions, and policy. We find that voters living in areas where, for exogenous reasons, the press covers their U.S. House representative less are less likely to recall their representative's name and less able to describe and rate him or her. Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are less likely to stand witness before congressional hearings, to serve on constituency-oriented committees (perhaps), and to vote against the party line. Finally, federal spending is lower in areas with exogenously lower press coverage of congressmen. (c) 2010 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved..Keywords
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