2010/04/01 by James M. Snyder, David Strömberg · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Business, Management and Accounting · #Media Influence and Politics #Political Influence and Corporate Strategies #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Witness #Politics #Accountability #Political science #House of Representatives #Work (physics) #Media coverage #Public administration #Economics #Law #Sociology #Media studies
paper · doi:10.1086/652903
openalex publication_date 2010/04/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
We estimate the impact of press coverage on citizen knowledge, politicians’ actions, and policy. We find that voters living in areas where, for exogenous reasons, the press covers their U.S. House representative less are less likely to recall their representative’s name and less able to describe and rate him or her. Congressmen who are less covered by the local press work less for their constituencies: they are less likely to stand witness before congressional hearings, to serve on constituency‐oriented committees (perhaps), and to vote against the party line. Finally, federal spending is lower in areas with exogenously lower press coverage of congressmen.