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Do the Media Bow to Foreign Economic Powers? Evidence from a News Website Crackdown

By exploiting a large-scale media crackdown in May 2019 in China, in which multiple influential UK- and US-based news sites were blocked, we find that media outlets, after being blocked, published more politically sensitive news on China and adopted a more negative tone in those coverages, compared to those with no access change. However, reporting on non-sensitive economic topics remained unaffected.

2022-02-24
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