I analyze a simple model of the market for news in which consumers and reporters both misinterpret information ideologically and have biased beliefs about the extent to which others misinterpret information. I show that for some parameter values, in equilibrium: i) a monopolist media outlet...

This study investigates the effects of variation in "congeniality" of news on Facebook user engagement (likes, shares, and comments). We compile an original data set of Facebook posts by 84 German news outlets on politicians that were investigated for criminal offenses from January 2012 to June...