That market forces drive the news is not news. Whether a story appears in print, on television, or on the Internet depends on who is interested, its value to advertisers, the costs of assembling the details, and competitors' products. But in All the News That's Fit to Sell, economist James...

chapter Introduction -- chapter Author -- chapter Part I: Terrorism and Terrorism History -- chapter 1 Motivations of Terrorists and the Psychology of Terrorism -- chapter 2 Motivations of Terrorists and the Psychology of Terrorism1 -- chapter 3 International and Domestic Terrorism1 -- chapter...

"The Disputed Freedoms of a Disrupted Press explores the origins, connections, and contradictions evident amongst divergent understandings of press freedom around the world. Drawing on examples from various countries and cultures, this book distinguishes the universal right of free expression...

Almost universally the largest media firms are controlled by the government or by private families. Djankov, McLiesh, Nenova, and Shleifer examine patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. They find that almost universally the largest media firms are controlled by the...