This paper investigates the tone newspapers use in reporting information on a company that it is linked with through an ownership tie. Our empirical setting is Italy, a country characterized by dominant national industrial groups’ high ownership of newspapers. Based on a sample of about 123,000 articles, we document that newspapers’ coverage of firms in conflict of interest is greater, with significantly fewer negative and uncertain words. We also document that the slant increases with ownership stakes and decreases with the newspaper's reputation.

Bajo E., Bigelli M., Raimondo C. (2020). Ownership ties, conflict of interest, and the tone of news. EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 26(3), 560-578 [10.1111/eufm.12237].

Ownership ties, conflict of interest, and the tone of news

Bajo E.
;
Bigelli M.;Raimondo C.
2020

Abstract

This paper investigates the tone newspapers use in reporting information on a company that it is linked with through an ownership tie. Our empirical setting is Italy, a country characterized by dominant national industrial groups’ high ownership of newspapers. Based on a sample of about 123,000 articles, we document that newspapers’ coverage of firms in conflict of interest is greater, with significantly fewer negative and uncertain words. We also document that the slant increases with ownership stakes and decreases with the newspaper's reputation.
2020
Bajo E., Bigelli M., Raimondo C. (2020). Ownership ties, conflict of interest, and the tone of news. EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 26(3), 560-578 [10.1111/eufm.12237].
Bajo E.; Bigelli M.; Raimondo C.
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