Government Distortion in Independently Owned Media: Evidence from U.S. News Coverage of Human Rights∗
Government Distortion in Independently Owned Media: Evidence from U.S. News Coverage of Human Rights∗
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政府在独立媒体中的扭曲行为：来自美国新闻人权报道的证据*
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2015
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Nancy Qian
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Nancy Qian
这项研究提供了证据，证明在民主政权下，政府在独立拥有的媒体中歪曲了新闻报道。它使用了1946-2010年的数据，并有文件表明，美国对外国政府侵犯人权的新闻报道与联合国安理会成员国身份以及与美国的政治联盟程度有关。对于未与美国结盟的国家，覆盖范围随着成员资格的增加而增加；对于与美国关系密切的国家，覆盖范围随着成员资格的增加而减少。对美国国务院侵犯人权的报告也有类似的影响，但根据其他措施，对人权实践没有这种影响。这一结果是由里根政府和老布什政府推动的，1981-1992年，在此期间，政府被认为积极影响了媒体。(Jel：P16，N4；
This study provides evidence of government distortion of news coverage amongst independently owned media outlets in a democratic regime. It uses data from 1946–2010 and documents that U.S. news coverage of human rights abuses committed by foreign governments was associated with membership on the United Nations Security Council and the degree of political alliance with the United States. For countries that were not allied with the United States, coverage increased with membership; for countries that are strongly allied with the United States, coverage decreased with membership. There is an analogous effect on reports of human rights abuses by the U.S. State Department, but no such effect on human rights practices according to other measures. The results are driven by the Reagan and Bush Sr. Administrations, 1981–1992, a period during the which the government was known to have actively influenced the press. (JEL: P16, N4;