Contents of the report are: Overview : from media markets to policy
by Roumeen Islam. The media's influence on public policy decisions
by David Stromberg, and James M. Snyder Jr. National media and local political participation : the case of the New York Times
by Lisa M. George, and Joel Waldfogel. Minority-targeted local media and voter turnout : a summary
by Joel Waldfogel. I'm news, are you? Newspaper coverage of elected vs. appointed officials
by Riccardo Puglisi, and James M. Snyder Jr. The political impact of media bias
by Stefano DellaVigna, and Ethan Kaplan. Market forces and news media in Muslim countries
Matthew Gentzkow, and Jesse M. Shapiro. Political economy of media capture
by Maria Petrova. Fostering an independent media with a diversity of views
by Joseph Stiglitz. Media regulation in the United States
by Jonathan Levy. Aspects of two media models : France and the United Kingdom and European Union (EU) media governance
by Pierre-Yves Andrau. Three countries : three stories
by Edetaen Ojo, Ziad Majed, and Bambang Harymurti.