The world bank Policy Research Working Paper No 2620 Institute for economic research Harvard University Institute Research Working paper No 1919 Who owns the media? Simeon D. Diankov World Bank. CEPR Caralee Mcliesh World Bank Tatiana nenova world Bank; Harvard University Andrei shleifer Harvard University; ECGl; NBER This paper can be downloaded without charge from the Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection atThe World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 2620 Institute for Economic Research Harvard University Institute Research Working Paper No. 1919 Who Owns the Media? Simeon D. Djankov World Bank; CEPR Caralee McLiesh World Bank Tatiana Nenova World Bank; Harvard University Andrei Shleifer Harvard University; ECGI; NBER This paper can be downloaded without charge from the Social Science Research Network Electronic Paper Collection at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=267386