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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Good Intentions, Bad Results: The Effects of Newspaper Subsidies on Journalistic Quality

Christian M. WellbrockMartin A. Leroch

subject

business.industryMarginal revenuemedia_common.quotation_subjectAdvertisingSubsidyPublic relationsPolitical processDemocracyNewspaperAccess to informationPolitical scienceQuality (business)businessNews mediamedia_common

description

News media play an irreplaceably important role in the successful working of democratic societies: they guarantee that citizens have access to information, are accurately informed, and actively take part in the political process. A crucial factor for the effective fulfillment of these democratic functions is an adequate level of journalistic quality.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35691-9_5