A re-assessment of reporting bias in event-based violence data with respect to cell phone coverage

This paper discusses the issue of possible reporting bias in media-based violent-event data and its relation to the role of communication technology in fostering collective action. We expand the work of Weidmann (2016), presenting several sensitivity analyses to determine the degree to which reporti...

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Main Authors: Florian M. Hollenbach, Jan H. Pierskalla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-09-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168017730687