Statistical bias in newspaper reporting on campaign finance
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Author
Contributions
- Snowberg, Erik C. - Contributor
- Snyder, James M. - Contributor
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Economics - Contributor
Publication
2003 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
5,000 words, Guess
Page Count
20 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivestatisticalbiasi00anso
- OCLC Control Number55215061
- Open LibraryOL24639901M
Description
This paper examines evidence of statistical bias in newspaper reporting on campaign finance. We compile data on all dollar amounts for campaign expenditures, contributions, and receipts reported in the five largest circulation newspapers in the United States from 1996 to 2000. We then compare these figures to the universe of campaign expenditures, contributions and receipts, as recorded by the Federal Election Commission. The figures reported in newspaper accounts exceed the average expenditure and contribution by as much as eight fold. Press reporting also focuses excessively on corporations contributions and soft money, rather than on the more common types of donors - individual - and types of contributions - hard money. We further find that these biases are reflected in public perceptions of money in elections. Keywords: campaign finance, news, media, elections. JEL Classifications: D72, D78, L82.
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