Regulating Media Bias: Subsidies Versus Price-Caps

Hu Jun ()
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Hu Jun: University of Bourgogne Europe, LEDi UR 7467, 21000 Dijon, France

Review of Network Economics, 2025, vol. 24, issue 2, 61-85

Abstract: This study examines the impact of price-cap regulation and subsidies for truthful reporting on media bias in a duopolistic market with both traditional and digital media. While subsidies reduce bias and promote balanced news coverage, price-cap regulation exacerbates online polarization and displaces traditional media. These findings provide valuable insights for policy discussions on fact-checking, reporting standards, and social media regulation.

Keywords: media bias; misinformation; user-generated content; regulatory policy; subsidy; price-cap (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C54 D04 G38 O14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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