Word power: The impact of negative media coverage on disciplining corporate pollution

• Main Authors: JIA, Ming, TONG,, Li, VISWANATH, P. V., ZHANG, Zhe
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Word count; Negative reports; Geographic location; Corporate pollution; Business and Corporate Communications; Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5836; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/6835/viewcontent/Word_Power_afv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Sequences of individual words make up media reports. And sequences of media reports constitute the power of the news media to influence corporate practices. In this paper, we focus on the micro-foundations of news reports to elaborate how an atmosphere of negative news reports following an initial e...