How does the content of so-called 'fake news' differ across Western democracies? While
previous research on online disinformation has focused on the individual level, the current …

News media are important for society, because they provide information on relevant topics
based on journalistic norms, such as truthfulness and impartiality. However, traditional news …

The assumption that ownership has an effect on the diversity of news is based on the forms
of control that ownership allows and the market conditions in which ownership is exercised …

While media ownership has often been studied, too little attention has been accorded to one
aspect of news coverage—promotional economic instrumentalism (EI)—evident in a news …

Research on news performance is rooted in normative ideas of the public sphere and
expectations about the benefits of the news media for individuals and society (McQuail …

This chapter introduces qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) as a set-theoretic method for
the investigation of media economic issues. Many research interests seek to identify …

The recent rise of populist politicians in Western democracies is often associated with their
allegedly successful use of digital media. However, for a long time, there has been little …

Despite digitization and platformization, mass media and established media companies still
play a crucial role in the provision of journalistic content in democratic societies. Competition …

Empirical studies have repeatedly shown that journalists' role orientations (ie, their attitudes,
values) are reflected in the news (ie, their role performance). Methodologically, such studies …

This article investigates how competition among news outlets and editorial strategies of
news outlets affect both their decisions to publish a live blog in the event of a terrorist attack …