Are the Media Biased? Evidence from France

Michael Lainé

Journal of Economic Issues, 2019, vol. 53, issue 3, 774-798

Abstract: In the last decade, the study of media slant attracted a great deal of attention in economics. However, the research so far focused on political bias and its methodology relied on a purely quantitative analysis measured by the frequency of phrases. This article brings attention to the economic news and combines a quantitative with a qualitative analysis by reading the news reports/articles and deriving from this reading the analytical categories used for statistical calculations. This article deals with economic bias in general: how do the media view the economy? Do they buttress their arguments and reasoning by relying on scientific concepts or research? Do they take stances on specific issues? Who is qualified as “economist” in the media? are among the issues raised by this article. The study covers articles published throughout 2014 in France by the newspapers with the largest circulation.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00213624.2019.1644927

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