Media Capture
Alan Rusbridger is Gone from The Guardian, But Is There Still a Business Model for Independent Journalism?
Many people like to think of media as another market where competition drives innovation, quality, and integrity. But this is not always the case.
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Are Newspapers Captured by Banks? Evidence From Italy
The inaugural piece of a new ProMarket mini-paper series.
Preamble
In the intellectual debate there is a gap between academic papers and policy opinions, even those...
Alan Rusbridger: “The Level of Scrutiny That the Press Would Apply to its Own Failures is Minimal”
ProMarket interview: Alan Rusbridger, former editor-in-chief of The Guardian, on media capture.
In 2003, Rebekah Wade (now Brooks), the former editor of the British tabloid...
What Makes M&A Reporters More Accurate?
A study by Kenneth R. Ahern and Denis Sosyura ranks M&A reporters based on their accuracy.
Rumors and speculation have always been a part of...
Study: Journalists’ Fear of Appearing Biased Benefits Special Interests
New study that looks into the media coverage of climate change finds that special interest groups often take advantage of journalists’ desire to present...
“The United States Has Lost the Will and Ability to Prosecute Top Corporate Executives”
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Jesse Eisinger speaks about executive impunity and the key to justice in America.
In January, Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a scathing indictment...
The True Price of Media Capture: “We’ll Be Living in a State of Perpetual Shock and Amazement”
Journalist and media critic Dean Starkman, author of The Watchdog That Didn't Bark, speaks about capture in business media and explains how journalists missed the...
