Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-337) and index.
Contents
Economic theories of news -- A market for press independence: the evolution of nonpartisan newspapers in the nineteenth century -- News audiences : how strong are the public's interests in the public interest? -- Information programs on network television -- What is news on local television stations and in local newspapers -- The changing nature of the network evening news program -- News on the net -- Journalists as goods -- Content, consequences, and policy choices.