The last column reports the test of difference in the estimated coefficients between the lowest media coverage group and the highest.Panel B presents the regression results for the Ln (Local_MC) quintile subsamples. The T-statistics reported in parentheses are calculated based on standard errors clustered by firm. F-statistics are reported in square brackets. ∗∗∗, ∗∗, and ∗ indicate significance at the 0.01, 0.05, and 0.1 levels, respectively.