This article provides a review of recent literature in economics on the effect of mass media on politics. The focus is on the welfare effects of mass media. I also discuss the likely implications of existing behavioral theories of media effects, developed outside of economics.

We study the effects of different forms of information feedback associated with mass media on an agent-agent based model of the dynamics of cultural dissemination. In addition to some processes previously considered, we also examine a model of local mass media influence in cultural dynamics. Two mechanisms of information feedback are investigated: (i) direct mass media influence, where local or...

introduction: mass media influence the health behaviors of adolescents. evidence shows that traditional strategies such as censorship or limitation are no longer efficient; therefore, teaching media literacy is the best way to protect adolescents from harmful effects. the aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effects of a media literacy training program on knowledge and behavioral intenti...

BACKGROUND Mass media is used to inform individuals regarding diseases within a population. The effects of mass media during disease outbreaks have been studied in the mathematical modelling literature, by including 'media functions' that affect transmission rates in mathematical epidemiological models. The choice of function to employ, however, varies, and thus, epidemic outcomes that are impo...

this study aims to have a sociological explanation of the different forms of participation among khalkhal citizens and the factors affecting it. in this study, the important issue is attention to dimensions of participation. the theoretical framework and model were presented by using the theory of talcott parsons, lipset, habermas, de tocqueville, lerner, and rostow. this research was a survey ...