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The Incremental Value Relevance of Media Coverage of Earnings Announcements

The Incremental Value Relevance of Media Coverage of Earnings Announcements PDF Author: Lynn L. Rees
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We investigate the relation between media coverage and the trading behavior of short sellers around earnings announcements, an event which garners significant market attention. Prior research finds conflicting evidence on the role of the media in the price discovery process. We find that short sellers increase their activity in line with the tone of media coverage around earnings announcements, after controlling for earnings news and other variables that affect relative levels of short selling. This evidence is consistent with media coverage disseminating incremental value relevant information to sophisticated capital market traders. Furthermore, we show that information in the media successfully forecasts earnings information in the days leading up to the earnings announcement, and that short sellers trade in a manner consistent with information provided in media coverage preceding the earnings announcement. Our findings are consistent with the media facilitating the price discovery process around the release of earnings.