Recent Advances in Studies of News Consumption

Francesco Capozza (), Ingar Haaland, Christopher Roth and Johannes Wohlfart ()
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Francesco Capozza: University Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute
Johannes Wohlfart: Department of Economics and CEBI, University of Copenhagen, CESifo, Danish Finance Institute Erasmus

No 204, ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series from University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany

Abstract: We review recent advances in the literature on news consumption. We first provide an overview of different empirical techniques to measure news consumption, including browser data, TV viewership data, and survey-based measures. We also discuss the pros and cons of these different techniques. We next examine ways of differentiating between different theories of news consumption, such as preferences for accuracy versus belief confirmation motives. We conclude by highlighting possible directions for future research.

Keywords: News Consumption; Information Demand; Click Data; Surveys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C90 D83 D91 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2022-10
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