people to make better choices. In this paper I argue that mass media have an impact over voters' knowledge, reflected on one … media outlet I take into account is radio, starting from its last stage of expansion in Colombia, since the mid 1990s. I use … greater exposure to radio, suggesting an increasing electoral competition. Finally, I find that the presence of local media …

This paper examines the role of mass media in countering special interest group influence. I use the concentration of … 2002, and compare the reaction of voters to increases in concentration in two different types of media markets - in …-state media markets and out-of-state media markets. Unlike in-state media markets, out-of-state markets focus on neighboring …

Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak, and may even bring … obtain votes. A media scandal that exposes these candidates increases their coercion effort to offset the negative popularity … effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after. We find that those …