LEADER 05533nam 2200709 a 450 001 9910453749603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-30054-0 010 $a9786613300546 010 $a0-8213-7516-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000539152 035 $a(EBL)459532 035 $a(OCoLC)320324457 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000087589 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11998675 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000087589 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10055258 035 $a(PQKB)10834144 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459532 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459532 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10246344 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL330054 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000539152 100 $a20080313d2008 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aInformation and public choice$b[electronic resource] $efrom media markets to policy making /$fRoumeen Islam, editor 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cWorld Bank$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-7515-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; About the Editor and Authors; Abbreviations; 1 Overview: From Media Markets to Policy; 2 The Media's Influence on Public Policy Decisions; Table 2.1 Newsworthiness of Disasters; 3 National Media and Local Political Participation: The Case of the New York Times; Table 3.1 Sample Statistics; Table 3.2 Does the New York Times Depress Voting among the College Educated?; Table 3.3 Robustness of Voting Results (Statewide Elections, Residency, and Internet); Table 3.4 Does the New York Times Affect Knowledge of Congressional Candidates? 327 $a4 Minority-Targeted Local Media and Voter Turnout: A Summary Table 4.1 Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Voter Turnout and the Presence of Spanish-Language Local Television News; Table 4.2 Percent of Black and White Voter Turnout in Locales with and without Black Weekly Newspapers, 1998; Table 4.3 Percent of Black and White Voter Turnout in Locales with and without Black Radio Stations, 1994 and 1998; 5 I'm News, Are You? Newspaper Coverage of Elected vs. Appointed Officials; Table 5.1 Average Newspaper Coverage of Elected vs. Appointed Superintendents 327 $aTable 5.2 Newspaper Coverage of Elected vs. Appointed Superintendents Table 5.3 Newspaper Coverage of Education Superintendents and Governors; Table 5.4 Election-Time Newspaper Coverage of Elected Education Superintendents; Table 5.5 Newspaper Coverage of Elected vs. Appointed Superintendents; 6 The Political Impact of Media Bias; Table 6.1 Survey of Studies on Effect of Media Bias on Political Decisions; Table 6.2 Impact of Fox News on Voting; Table 6.3 Persuasion and Mobilization Rates; 7 Market Forces and News Media in Muslim Countries 327 $aTable 7.1 Consumer Beliefs and Satellite Television Viewership Table 7.2 Consumer Beliefs and Assessments of Quality; Figure 7.1 Country-by-Country Newspaper Coefficients; Table 7.3 Consumption of Local Media; 8 Political Economy of Media Capture; Figure 8.1 Inequality and Media Freedom (Freedom House) for Democratic Countries; Figure 8.2 Inequality and Media Freedom (Freedom House) for Autocracies; Figure 8.3 Media Freedom (Freedom House) and Public Spending on Education for Democracies; Figure 8.4 Media Freedom (Freedom House) and Public Spending on Education for Democracies 327 $aFigure 8.5 Media Freedom (Freedom House) and Public Spending on Health for Democratic Countries Figure 8.6 Media Freedom (Freedom House) and Public Spending on Health for Autocracies; Table 8.1 Regional Media Freedom and Advertisement Revenues, Russian Media; Table 8.2 Description of Variables and Data Sources; Figure 8.7 Fraction of Independent Newspapers in U.S. Counties as a Function of Advertising Rates in 1881; 9 Fostering an Independent Media with a Diversity of Views; 10 Media Regulation in the United States 327 $a11 Aspects of Two Media Models: France and the United Kingdom and EU Media Governance 330 $aThe ability of the media to affect outcomes in economic and political markets has been well documented. News reporting and advertising influence consumer behavior in goods and services markets by revealing (or selectively revealing) information about a product, acting as agenda setters to influence consumer demand, or enhancing competition in markets by alerting consumers to substitutes. In political markets, they can affect behavior by informing voters about a politician's views or actions, enlightening citizens to outcomes of public policy, or taking a stance on political, social, or economic 606 $aMass media$xEconomic aspects 606 $aMass media$xPolitical aspects 606 $aMass media and public opinion 606 $aCommunication in politics 606 $aCommunication in economic development 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMass media$xEconomic aspects. 615 0$aMass media$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aMass media and public opinion. 615 0$aCommunication in politics. 615 0$aCommunication in economic development. 676 $a338.4/730223 701 $aIslam$b Roumeen$0943809 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453749603321 996 $aInformation and public choice$92130504 997 $aUNINA