Enhancing Safety Investment Through Media Coverage: Evidence from China’s Listed Coal Mining Enterprises

Key Points

• Improved financial performance shows a correlation with increased safety investment influenced by media coverage.
• A significant metric indicates that enterprises with higher media attention demonstrate better risk management outcomes.
• Observational analysis across coal mining enterprises in China highlights the importance of sufficient media engagement.
• The findings suggest that enhancing media coverage may positively impact safety investments, benefiting the coal mining sector.