Newsworthy Winners: Media Attention and a Narrowed Field of Candidates

• In Event: Presidential Elections in Latin America

Brief Overview

We analyze digital news consumption during a three-round election that sequentially eliminates low-performing candidates. Using survey and digital trade data, we show an increasing winner-loser gap in news attention as the menu of candidates narrows.

Authors

• Carolina FT Batista, University of Maryland-College Park

• Ernesto F. Calvo, University of Maryland-College Park

• Guadalupe Gonzalez, University of Maryland-College Park