Google gives up Project Maven following “terrible” backlash; angry Facebook shareholders demand an end to Mark Zuckerberg’s “dictatorship”; American startups are in a 13-year slump; and Italy has a new government.
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Editors’ Briefing: This Week in Political Economy (May 12-May 19)
Wells Fargo is in hot water again; President Trump reportedly pushed the US Postmaster General to double the rate that Amazon pays to ship packages. Why are Google and Facebook investing half a billion dollars in journalism? And can the Senate bring back net neutrality?
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Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (April 1–April 7)
This week in political economy.
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Case 2000: How Netanyahu and Israel’s Most Powerful Media Mogul Planned to Subvert the Market for News and Ideas
It doesn’t involve a high-profile American billionaire, and yet of the two cases on which the police recommended indicting Israel’s prime minister, “Case 2000” is far more important and severe.
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Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (March 3-March 10)
This week in political economy.
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Editors’ Briefing: On Our Radar This Week (Dec. 9–Dec. 16)
This week in political economy.
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The Stigler Center’s Mediapart Case Study Now Available in French
The Stigler Center’s case study focuses on the success of the French online news website and explores the economics of media companies in the face of digital disruption.
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Spoiled Meat Scandal Reveals the Influence of Business and Media on Brazil’s Politics
The recently-released secret taping of a conversation between Brazil’s president Michel Temer and one of the country’s most prominent businessmen reveals the extent to which big business influences politics and the judiciary in Brazil.
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Can Investigative Journalism Overcome the Rational Ignorance of Voters?
In the third and final part of our interview with Stanford economist James Hamilton, we discuss the connection between investigative journalism, human interest stories and entertainment value, and the difference between getting the truth right and making an impact.
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“Information Is a Public Good”
In the second part of our interview with Stanford economist James Hamilton, we discuss the costs of investigative journalism, the link between the degree of coverage and levels of corruption, and why information is a public good.
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“There’s a Set of People Who Do Understand What’s Going on in Washington, But That Story Isn’t Told Broadly”
How much does investigative journalism cost? What are its benefits? Why is it so hard to monetize? Can markets keep on providing this service? In an interview with ProMarket, James Hamilton offers answers to these and other questions related to investigative journalism.
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“Business Journalism Fails Spectacularly in Holding the Powerful to Account”
Can the media hold powerful corporate actors to account in an age of rising concentration? A Stigler Center panel offers opposing views.
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