Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela

doi:10.1093/wber/lhab018

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Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela

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dc.contributor.author	Knight, Brian
dc.contributor.author	Tribin, Ana
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-17T21:31:34Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-17T21:31:34Z
dc.date.issued	2021-09-06
dc.description.abstract	This study investigates the effects of state censorship in the context of the 2007 government closing of RCTV, a popular opposition television channel in Venezuela. Some parts of the country had access to a second opposition channel, Globovision, while other parts completely lost access to opposition television. The first finding, based upon ratings data, is that viewership fell on the progovernment replacement, following the closing of RCTV, but rose on Globovision in areas with access to the signal. Based upon this switching, the paper investigates whether support for Chavez fell in areas that retained access to opposition television, relative to those that completely lost access. Using three measures, Latin barometer survey data, electoral returns, and data on protest activity, the second finding is that support for Chavez fell in municipalities that retained access to opposition television, relative to municipalities that lost access to opposition television. Taken together, these two findings suggest that voters switching from censored outlets to uncensored outlets can limit the effectiveness of state censorship.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	The World Bank Economic Review
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/40913
dc.identifier.issn	0258-6770 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1564-698X (online)
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dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Economic Review
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	CENSORSHIP
dc.subject	MEDIA BIAS
dc.subject	VOTING
dc.title	Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability	en
dc.title.subtitle	Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela	en
dc.type	Journal Article
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okr.crossref.title	Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela
okr.date.disclosure	2024-01-17
okr.date.lastmodified	2023-12-11T00:00:00Z	en
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okr.peerreview	Academic Peer Review
okr.region.administrative	Latin America & Caribbean
okr.region.country	Venezuela, Republica Bolivariana de
okr.topic	Governance::Governance Indicators
okr.topic	Governance::Legislation
okr.unit	Women, Business & the Law-WB (DECWL)
okr.volume	36 (2)
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