Board #11 - Ink to Infrastructure: Uncovering Newspaper Sentiments on India’s PMGSY Rural Road Infrastructure Program

• In Event: 71-300 - Poster Session: Causes and Consequences of Policies

Brief Overview

Analyzing 4,962 articles on India's PMGSY rural roads, this study finds consistently positive, non-partisan media coverage. The results suggest that tangible infrastructure development can sidestep political polarization in public discourse.

Author

• Armen Bagdassarian, Emory University