Media Patronage: How Authoritarian Regimes Exploit Media Competition to Shape Global Information
Guest speaker Matt DeButts (Stanford)
Event Details
Date
Monday, April 27, 2026
Time
12-1 p.m.
Location
Nafziger Conference Room (5055), Vilas Hall
Description
Authoritarian regimes often seek to influence media beyond their borders. Matt will argue that the financial strain facing media organizations worldwide has created an opportunity for "media patronage": the selective support of outlets whose coverage already slants toward the regime. Matt will document the Chinese Communist Party's use of this strategy in global Chinese-language digital news.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email dahlke2@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Monday, April 13, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.