TY - BOOK AU - Islam, Roumeen, ed. TI - Information and public choice: from media markets to policy making SN - 9780821375150 U1 - 338.4730223 PY - 2008/// CY - Washington PB - World Bank KW - Mass media--Economic aspects KW - Mass media--Political aspects KW - Mass media and public opinion KW - Communication in economic development KW - Communication in politics N1 - Overview: From media markets to policy / Roumeen Islam -- The media's influence on public policy decisions / David Stromberg and James M. Snyder, Jr. -- National media and local political participation: the case of the New York Times / Lisa M. George and Joel Waldfogel -- Minority-targeted local media and voter turnout: a summary / Joel Waldfogel -- I'm news, are you? Newspaper coverage of elected vs. appointed officials / Riccardo Puglisi and James M. Snyder, Jr. -- The political impact of media bias / Stefano DellaVigna and Ethan Kaplan -- Market forces and news media in Muslim countries / Matthew Gentzkow and Jesse M. Shapiro -- Political economy of media capture / Maria Petrova -- Fostering an independent media with a diversity of views / Joseph Stiglitz -- Media regulation in the United States / Jonathan Levy -- Aspects of two media models: France and the United Kingdom and EU media governance / Pierre-Yves Andrau -- Three countries: three stories /Edetaen Ojo, Ziad Majed, Bambang Harymurti ER -