The academic bias that dare not speak its name

23 Jun 2015 2 Comments

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How to decode breaking news

23 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

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Creative destruction in content control

01 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: , , ,

via 2015 Internet Trends — Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers.

Media bias is not new

09 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economic history, economics of information, economics of media and culture, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags:

Creative destruction in media barons

08 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, entrepreneurship, politics, Public Choice Tags: , ,

The Sun adds colour to every British election

07 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture Tags: ,

The essence of media bias in America

02 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, politics - USA Tags:

The wage stagnation that dare not speak its name

30 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, gender, labour economics, occupational choice Tags: , , , ,

via On Pay Gap, Millennial Women Near Parity – For Now | Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project.

Who trusts which news source?

03 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: ,

People have no illusions when they read the tabloids

26 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

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The UN Special rapporteur on torture dropped the ball on impartiality

11 Mar 2015 2 Comments

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: , , , ,

Fox News is the most trusted news source among independents, the American term for the swinging voter

11 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, politics - USA Tags: ,

Figure 1: Whose news coverage do you trust the most?

 

via Why Fox News Is Winning | RealClearPolitics.

Democrats See The Media As Biased Against Clinton | FiveThirtyEight

11 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, politics - USA Tags: , ,

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It’s usually Republicans who rely on “media bias” as a political defense and GOP voters who think the press is gunning for their candidates. Democrats are more likely to trust the media.

via Democrats See The Media As Biased Against Clinton | FiveThirtyEight.

Fox News is easily the most trusted news channel

10 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

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George Stigler on objective, disinterested scientific advice

19 Feb 2015 Leave a comment

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