Who Owns the Media?

The authors examine patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. They find that almost universally the largest media firms are controlled by the government or by private families. Government ownership is more pervasive in broadcast...

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Main Authors:	Djankov, Simeon, McLeish, Caralee, Nenova, Tatiana, Shleifer, Andrei
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ADVERSE CONSEQUENCES ADVERSE EFFECTS ADVERTISING AGRICULTURE AIR AUDIENCE BROADCAST BROADCASTERS BROADCASTING BROADCASTING SYSTEMS BROADCASTS BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS CENSORSHIP CITIZENS COMMUNISTS CONSTITUTION CONSUMERS CORRUPTION DATA GATHERING DATA SOURCES DECISION MAKING DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DICTATORSHIP DISCLOSURE ECONOMIC THEORY ECONOMIES OF SCALE FAMILIES FINANCIAL BENEFITS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL MARKETS FIXED COSTS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FOREIGN PARTICIPATION GNP GNP PER CAPITA GOVERNMENT MONOPOLIES GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP HEAD OF STATE HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCREASING RETURNS INFORMATION SERVICES INTERMEDIARIES JOURNALISTS LARGE SHAREHOLDERS LAWS LEGAL ENTITIES LITERACY MARGINAL COSTS MEDIA MEDIA INDUSTRIES MONOPOLY MORTALITY NATIONALIZATION NATIONS NEWS REPORTS NEWSPRINT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL PROCESS POLITICIANS PRESENTATIONS PRIVATE OWNERSHIP PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMMING PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLISHERS PUBLISHING RADIO RADIO OWNERSHIP RADIO STATION RADIO STATIONS REVOLUTION SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL POLICY STATE CONTROL STATE ENTERPRISES STATE GOVERNMENT STATE INTERVENTION STATE OWNERSHIP STATE SUBSIDIES TELEVISION TELEVISION BROADCASTING TELEVISION CHANNELS TELEVISION STATIONS TRANSITION ECONOMIES VOTERS VOTING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1490082/owns-media http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19605

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19605

Who Owns the Media?

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