The Media's Role in Fighting Corruption: Media Effects on Governmental Accountability
The Media's Role in Fighting Corruption: Media Effects on Governmental Accountability
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DOI：
10.1177/1940161212462741
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发表时间：
2013-01-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Camaj, Lindita
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作者：
Camaj, Lindita
这项研究衡量了媒体自由与腐败之间的关系，考虑了纵向问责制（选举竞争力、公民社会和选民投票率）和横向问责制（司法独立和政治制度）的要素。研究结果表明，媒体自由与腐败之间存在很强的联系，从媒体自由程度高到腐败程度低。这项研究还表明，当与强大的横向问责制度相结合时，媒体自由可能对腐败产生更强的间接影响。数据表明，与总统制国家相比，议会制国家的媒体自由与腐败之间的联系最为密切，而且随着司法独立程度的提高，这种影响也会扩大。
This study measures the relationship between media freedom and corruption, accounting for elements of vertical accountability (electoral competitiveness, civil society, and voter turnout) and horizontal accountability (judicial independence and political system). Results suggest a strong association between media freedom and corruption that runs from high levels of media freedom to low levels of corruption. This study also implies that media freedom might have a stronger indirect effect on corruption when coupled with powerful institutions of horizontal accountability. The data suggest that the association between media freedom and corruption is strongest in countries with parliamentary systems than in those with presidential systems, and that this impact amplifies as the judiciary independence increases.