?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F50%2F&rft.title=Paying+Positive+to+Go+Negative%3A+Advertisers'+Competition+and+Media+Reports&rft.creator=Blasco%2C+Andrea&rft.creator=Pin%2C+Paolo&rft.creator=Sobbrio%2C+Francesco&rft.subject=HB+Economic+Theory&rft.description=This+paper+analyzes+a+two-sided+market+for+news+where+advertisers+may+pay+a+media+outlet+to+conceal+negative+information+about+the+quality+of+their+own+product+(paying+positive+to+avoid+negative)+and%2For+to+disclose+negative+information+about+the+quality+of+their+competitors'+products+(paying+positive+to+go+negative).+We+show+that+whether+advertisers+have+negative+consequences+on+the+accuracy+of+news+reports+or+not+ultimately+depends+on+the+extent+of+correlation+among+advertisers'+products.+%0D%0ASpecifically%2C+the+lower+the+correlation+among+the+qualities+of+the+advertisers'+products%2C+the+(weakly)+higher+the+accuracy+of+the+media+outlet'+reports.+Moreover%2C+when+advertisers'+products+are+correlated%2C+a+higher+degree+of+competition+in+the+market+of+the+advertisers'+products+may+decrease+the+accuracy+of+the+media+outlet's+reports.&rft.date=2011-07-08&rft.type=Working+Paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Feprints.imtlucca.it%2F50%2F1%2Fblasco_pin_sobbrio_2011c.pdf&rft.identifier=++Blasco%2C+Andrea+and+Pin%2C+Paolo+and+Sobbrio%2C+Francesco++Paying+Positive+to+Go+Negative%3A+Advertisers'+Competition+and+Media+Reports.++Working+Paper++%23+%2F2011++++++++(Unpublished)+++