How Does State Capture of the Media Affect Political News Consumption? Experimental Evidence from Hungary

• In Event: Political Communication and Propaganda

Brief Overview

This study uses an experiment in Hungary to examine how media slant affects news selection. Findings show that increased pro-government media leads to more propaganda consumption, though opposition supporters resist and avoid such content.

Authors

• Alexander Bor, Central European University

• Gabor Simonovits, Central European University

• Milan Svolik, Yale University