Reporting for sale: the market for news coverage

Gasper, John T.

doi:10.1007/s11127-009-9466-3

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“…They conclude that these types of newspapers cover almost identical sets of issues. This is consistent with the expectations of market-based models of news given that each newspaper courts similar demographic groups and advertisers (Gasper 2009, 495).…”

Section: News About Courts and Capital Punishmentsupporting

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A Market-Based Model of State Supreme Court News: Lessons from Capital Cases

Vining

Wilhelm

Collens

2015

State Politics Policy Q.

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In this article, we present and test a market-based model of news content about state courts of last resort. We test our theory by examining newspaper coverage of decisions in death penalty cases. Our empirical results indicate that news elements of drama, novelty, and sensationalism influence coverage of state high courts' death penalty cases rather than traditional indicators of legal salience. News content either anywhere in a newspaper or on its front page is influenced by similar factors, but front-page coverage is more sensitive to dramatic conviction reversals and the rarity of executions in a given state. Our results suggest that traditional explanations of the relationship between crime and newsworthiness have limited impact on media attention given to state supreme courts. Media coverage of state high courts is instead associated primarily with the behavior of the court and its justices.

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Section: News About Courts and Capital Punishmentsupporting

confidence: 87%

A Market-Based Model of State Supreme Court News: Lessons from Capital Cases

Vining

Wilhelm

Collens

2015

State Politics Policy Q.

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“…As a result, news sites aim to maximize the number of visitors to their websites (Gasper, 2009). This can be achieved not only by targeting a specific audience (Gasper, 2009), but also by choosing a more sensational news form and content (Vettehen et al, 2008). This is especially evident in coverage of migration (Benson and Saguy, 2005).…”

Section: Sensationalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…More viewers or visitors of a news website means more advertisement income for the news supplier. As a result, news sites aim to maximize the number of visitors to their websites (Gasper, 2009). This can be achieved not only by targeting a specific audience (Gasper, 2009), but also by choosing a more sensational news form and content (Vettehen et al, 2008).…”

Section: Sensationalismmentioning

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Refugee depictions in Dutch Internet news

Konings

Notten

2021

European Journal of Communication

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Much has been written about the depiction of refugees in newspapers and television news, yet far less is known about how refugees are portrayed in Internet news. In this era of increasing Internet use, it is important to also study how refugees are depicted by Internet news websites. We used a quantitative coding sheet to investigate how Dutch news websites covered refugees. Our research found, first, that Dutch Internet news reports rather positively about refugees. This finding is directly linked to a conceptual decision, however, as we categorized references to victimization as positive coverage of refugees. Second, we found no significant difference between commercial and public Internet news sources in their depiction of refugees. Finally, we found a tendency towards depersonalization of refugees across all of the Dutch Internet news sources examined, which is reflected in the more frequent use of thematic over episodic frames.

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“…These, in turn, can affect newspapers’ evaluation of candidates and endorsement practices. Market structure can affect newspapers’ positioning and their political orientations (Mullainathan and Shleifer, ; Andina‐Díaz, ; Gasper, ). In a classical study, Mullainathan and Shleifer () develop a model that combines readers that hold beliefs they like to see confirmed and profit maximizing newspapers that can slant stories to cater to readers’ beliefs.…”

Section: Market Competition and Newspapers’ Likelihood Of Making Endomentioning

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Endorse or Not to Endorse: Understanding the Determinants of Newspapers’ Likelihood of Making Political Recommendations

Leon

2015

Scottish J Political Eco

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This paper investigates the determinants of newspapers' provision for political opinion. I empirically examine the role of newspapers' political preferences and market competition on newspapers' decision to make endorsements. Regression results suggest that market competition turns newspapers more likely to make endorsements. Results from a simple model show that newspapers' ideology determine their endorsements, making partisan papers more likely to make political recommendations and endorse challengers than non-partisan newspapers.

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Reporting for sale: the market for news coverage

Abstract: Political news, Spatial model, The media,

Cited by 13 publications

References 27 publications

A Market-Based Model of State Supreme Court News: Lessons from Capital Cases

A Market-Based Model of State Supreme Court News: Lessons from Capital Cases

Refugee depictions in Dutch Internet news

Endorse or Not to Endorse: Understanding the Determinants of Newspapers’ Likelihood of Making Political Recommendations

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