This paper studies the effect of entertainment shows on the propensity to watch the news through viewers? inertia on channel choice. It uses the legally-induced cancellation of the game-show Pasapalabra in 2019 to study audience inertia around news- …
Individuals are often exposed to information they did not actively seek, such as news shared by others, raising the question of how such information environments shape personal information choices. This paper studies how expectations of external …