Shining a Light on Tax Avoidance: How the Panama Papers Created Salience in a World Crowded with Good Causes

Alexandre Gonçalves, Anya Schiffrin, Shant Fabricatorian

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Abstract

Revenues lost from tax avoidance are estimated to total $427 billion annually. Over the past decade, the subject has received substantial amounts of attention in the media and online, thanks to campaigns by non-governmental organizations seeking to publicize the problem, as well as through journalistic reporting, including the 2016 “Panama Papers” series. This paper uses data scraping techniques to analyze four key document leaks (Lux Leaks, Swiss Leaks, Panama Papers and Paradise Papers) and argues that media reports made tax avoidance salient to broad audiences, enabling a global impact.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationThe Routledge Companion to Business Journalism
EditorsJoseph Weber, Richard S Dunham
PublisherRoutledge
Chapter2
Pages20-33
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781003824701
ISBN (Print)9781032288864
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 26 2024

Publication series

NameRoutledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions

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