When the Headlines Fade, the Story Goes On: Investigating How Local Newspaper Decline Affects Firm CSR Engagement

The authors sincerely thank Pengjie Gao, Chang Lee, and Dermot Murphy for generously sharing newspaper-related data, without which this research project would not be possible. The authors thank their editor, Abhinav Gupta, and three anonymous reviewers whose constructive feedback greatly improved their work. The authors are also grateful for the helpful comments from Ruth Aguilera, Rene Bakker, Joanna Campbell, Amanda Cowen, Panikos Georgallis, Maria Marchica, Ishva Minefee, and audience members at Erasmus University, Renmin University, the University of Kansas, ICGS Conference 2021, SMS Conference 2022, AoM Conference 2023, and GRONEN Reading Group 2023. Their appreciation also goes to Lifu Chen, Thuy Linh Ngo, and Iyad Sarroukh for their excellent research assistance in data collection and coding. Last but not least, the authors are thankful to their informants for their perspectives on the impact of local newspapers in the business environment.