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Effective media scrutiny can help mitigate many of the problems that lead to regulatory capture, by helping the polity to become informed and mobilized. But what are the conditions that create effective media scrutiny? And why do we observe so little of it in reality?
“Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.” Justice Louis D. Brandeis

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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 20-27)

ProMarket writers
Corporate executives warm up to Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro; the US is developing into a “plutocracy,” says former Fed chairman; Tim Cook...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 14-20)

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Facebook's WhatsApp finds itself at the center of Brazil's political upheaval; the EU is pushing ahead with its planned tax on tech platforms; Trump’s replacement for...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 7-14)

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The DOJ approves the CVS-Aetna merger, radically altering the landscape of US health care; Sheldon Adelson pumps millions into GOP races; Silicon Valley’s Saudi...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (October 1-7)

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Brazil's business community rallies around far-right authoritarian; Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh enters the Supreme Court; Amazon raises its minimum wage to $15 an hour;...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 22–29)

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Facebook’s bad week included a new security breach, high-profile resignations and damaging exposés; tech giants are spending billions on physical infrastructure and lobbying for...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 16–22)

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The White House is getting ready to go after tech platforms and the EU is going after Amazon, while Louisiana’s attorney general wants to break...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 7–16)

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Is the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis responsible for the rise of populism in the US and Europe?; the real Google censorship...
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Journalism Over Algorithms: How One Company Is Attempting to Combat Fake News

Asher Schechter
NewsGuard is a new startup that relies on reporting instead of artificial intelligence to rate the trustworthiness of news sites: “It became obvious to us...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (September 1–7)

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Google skips Congressional hearing, potentially making a “strategic mistake of virtually incalculable proportions”; Jon Kyl’s “ethical baggage”; new research finds telecom companies are slowing...
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (August 25–September 1)

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As Trump ramps up his attacks on Google, Sen. Orrin Hatch asks the FTC to revisit its investigation of the company; as Facebook finally...
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