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Economic News

Economic News

Economic News

Antecedents and Effects
Rens Vliegenthart, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
Alyt Damstra, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
Mark Boukes, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
Jeroen Jonkman, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
June 2021
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    This Element provides a concise review of the existing literature on content, antecedents and consequences of economic news coverage. It tests and refines prominent assumptions and hypotheses in this area. Relying on communication science theories such as framing, news values and media dependency theories, we first outline and explain how media cover the economy. Additionally, it demonstrates that coverage has a fundamental impact above and beyond the state of the economy, both on economic perceptions and political attitudes of citizens, as well as on political decision makers and media reputation of a wide variety of organizations.

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    June 2021
    Paperback
    9781108948081
    75 pages
    228 × 151 × 5 mm
    0.136kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Content of economic news coverage
    • 3. Causes of variation: journalistic routines in mainstream economic news production
    • 4. Effects of news on economic perceptions
    • 5. Economic news coverage and political attention
    • 6. Tone and its effects on the reputation of firms
    • 7. Learning about economy through new forms of media
    • 8. Conclusion.
      Authors
    • Rens Vliegenthart , Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
    • Alyt Damstra , Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
    • Mark Boukes , Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam
    • Jeroen Jonkman , Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam