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Manipulating the Media
Peter Leeson, Christopher Coyne
October 18, 2004
How does government manipulate the media? This working paper provides a detailed anatomy of state controlled media manipulation by looking at Romania's transitioning economy. Using evidence from original field work, Leeson and Coyne identify and examine the specific methods government uses to manipulate the media where it is not free from the state. Additionally, they consider how media manipulation affects economic performance via the process of policy reform and provide evidence for the impact of government controlled mediaon the public's perception of media credibility. Keywords: Economic reform, media, public choice, Romania.
The ideas presented in this research are the author's and do not represent official positions of the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.