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Whether a story appears in print, on television, or on the Internet depends on who is interested, its value to advertisers, the costs of assembling the details, and competitors' products. This book develops an economic theory of news, analyzes evidence across a range of media markets on how incentives affect news content, and offers conclusions.

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Presents a theoretical and empirical examination of the market for television violence. This book approaches television violence as an example of market failure. It argues that television violence generates negative externalities, defined as costs borne by others than those involved in the production activity.