Council Press Offices as Sources of Political Information: Between Journalism for Accountability and Propaganda

Press Coverage and Political Accountability

In this paper we estimate the impact of press coverage on citizen knowledge, politicians’ actions, and policy. We find that a poor fit between newspaper markets and political districts reduces press coverage of politics. We use variation in this fit due to redistricting to identify the effects of reduced coverage. Exploring the links in the causal chain of media effects — voter information, pol...

Presidential Address Polling as Political Science and Polling as Journalism

The mass media and the survey research profession share many attitudes and beliefs about what they do and their contributions to a functioning democracy. There are, however, some cultural differences that create a source of conflict. Our work is based more in science, theirs more in art, although each is, of course, a blend of the two. As one who has worked in both fields, I shall offer some no...

The Theory of Political Propaganda

Privatization and Political Accountability

This article draws some general connections between privatization and political accountability. Although the main focus of the article is to examine different types of privatization, specifically exploring the ramifications for political accountability of each type, I also engage in some speculation as to whether there are situations in which privatization might raise constitutional concerns re...

nano-rods zno as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of chromene phosphonates, direct amidation and formylation of amines

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