quality when its reports conform to the consumer's prior expectations. We use this fact to build a model of media bias in …

In this paper we discuss the role of the media in pressuring corporate managers and directors to behave in ways that … anecdotal and systematic evidence that media affect companies' policy toward the environment and the amount of corporate …

pecuniary economies of scale available in providing media services. The results from an econometric analysis of cross …. We also find a strong trend toward unbundling over time, a result that is partially explained by increases in media …

We study the effect of media coverage on corporate governance by focusing on Russia in the period 1999-2002. This …

Does media bias affect voting? We address this question by looking at the entry of Fox News in cable markets and its … percent of its viewers to vote Republican. We interpret the results in light of a simple model of voter learning about media …

We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the … largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government ownership is more pervasive in broadcasting … than in the printed media. Government ownership of the media is generally associated with less press freedom, fewer …