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100			_aFlavin, Patrick and Montgomery, Fielding _925612
245			_aFreedom of the press and perceptions about government corruption
260			_aInternational Political Science Review
300			_a41(4), Sep, 2020: p.554-566
520			_aThe media can play an important role in the relationship between citizens and their government by acting as a watchdog and providing timely information about malfeasance and corruption. We examine whether citizens’ perceptions of government corruption are closer to country experts’ assessments in countries where there are higher levels of press freedom. Using data on citizens’ perceptions of government corruption and country expert evaluations of levels of political corruption for over 100 countries, we present evidence that the relationship between expert measures of corruption and citizens’ perceptions is heightened as the level of press freedom increases across our sample. These findings suggest that a free press can play an important role in bringing corruption to light, educating citizens, and potentially allowing them to better hold their elected officials accountable. – Reproduced
650			_aGovernment corruption, Media, Political knowledge, Press freedom, Transparency _923005
773			_aInternational Political Science Review
906			_aPOLITICAL CORRUPTION
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