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Funding Accurate News Reporting Through Taxation as a Public Good

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Ayana Sabharwal

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Ayana Sabharwal
DPS International Saket, New Delhi

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Sabharwal, Ayana. "Funding Accurate News Reporting Through Taxation as a Public Good." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 10, no. 3, Mar. 2025, pp. 936-951, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.008. Accessed Mar. 2025.
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Sabharwal, A. (2025, March). Funding Accurate News Reporting Through Taxation as a Public Good. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 10(3), 936-951. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.008
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Sabharwal, Ayana. "Funding Accurate News Reporting Through Taxation as a Public Good." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 10, no. 3 (March 2025), 936-951. Accessed March, 2025. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2025.v10i03.008.

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ABSTRACT:
News reporting is an important part of society, making this kind of service a public good that is non-excludable and with joint supply (Kohn, 2020). It provides information for the engagement of citizens, promotes accountability and enhances democratic governance (Offer, 2024). However, the generation of accurate news requires a lot of investment including human resources, equipment and the medium on which the news is published (Tuulonen et al. 2019). Regarding the case of market failure characterized by positive production externalities such as an increase in Societal awareness, taxation appears as the probable source of funds. According to the study, government funding can resolve the free-rider problem and provide society with access to credible information (Murphy, 2019). Swedish and British models demonstrate this through compulsory public broadcasting charges (Ramsey and Herzog, 2018). It supports independent journalism, reduces fake news and helps to counter losses of print media and news agencies affected by declining circulation and digital transformation. However, taxation has its risks for instance, governments might interfere, media might be biased and taxation just generally is not efficient.

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