Corporate acquisition measurably alters local news coverage quality [causal]
LeBrun, Benjamin, Kaitlyn Todd, and Andrew Piper. "Buying the News: A Quantitative Study of the Effects of Corporate Acquisition on Local News." New Media & Society, March 24, 2022.
XREF: Connects to broader research on media consolidation and its democratic consequences.
QUESTION: What specific effects did the study measure — content, staffing, or editorial independence?
Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, loc. 1260