This paper develops a new insight enabling the empirical study of media capture: minority shareholders of newspapers …

Abstract:Free media may not favor political accountability when other democratic institutions are weak,and may even … coercion to obtain votes. A media scandal thatexposes these candidates increases their coercion effort to offset the negative … direct test of the effects of media exposure, we compare tainted candidates exposed before elections to those exposed after …

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 …

This paper examines the role of mass media in countering special interest group influence. I use the concentration of … 1980 to 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 …

I develop a model of the relation between the media environment and political obstructionism. I show that when voters … are less informed by media, obstructionism becomes a more effective political signal for the minority party. The model … thus implies that media change can cause gridlock via signaling; by contrast, the previous literature on causes of gridlock …

information short-cuts. Leaders include NGOs, the media and religious organizations. The Politicians-Leaders relations are modeled …

This article provides a review of recent literature in economics on the effect of mass media on politics. The focus is … on the welfare effects of mass media. I also discuss the likely implications of existing behavioral theories of media …