daily newspapers in the US. We find that, in their capacity as newspaper consumers, members of each group benefits …

This paper shows that the move to offset printing from letterpress in the U.S. daily newspaper publishing industry was … the adoption was determined, at least in part, at the firm rather than the newspaper level, although, on the whole …, newspaper chains adopted neither earlier nor later than non-chain newspapers. Ceteris paribus, adoption occurred more quickly in …

and lower chances of newspaper exit. However, the composition of news shifts away from local governance, the number of …

. We estimate a model of newspaper demand that incorporates slant explicitly, estimate the slant that would be chosen if … identity of a newspaper's owner explains far less of the variation in slant. We also present evidence on the role of pressure … from incumbent politicians, tastes of reporters, and newspaper competition in determining slant …

nineteenth century U.S. newspapers were often public relations tools funded by politicians, and newspaper independence was a … rarity. The newspaper industry underwent fundamental changes between 1870 and 1920 as the press became more informative and … informative press was the result of increased scale and competitiveness in the newspaper industry caused by technological progress …

competitors. We formulate a model of newspaper demand, entry, and political affiliation choice in which newspapers compete for … novel data on newspaper circulation, costs, and revenues. The estimated model implies that competition enhances ideological …