We examine the patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. We find that almost universally the largest media firms are owned by the government or by private families. Government ownership is more pervasive in broadcasting than in the printed media. Government ownership of the media is generally associated with less press freedom, fewer political and economic
Legal History for a Dummy: A Comment on the Role of History in Judicial Interpretation of the Confrontation Clause by Peter Tillers* I struggled quite a bit over what I should talk about today. I know a little bit about exploratory fact investigation1 and about related matters such as induction and what philosophers of science call the logic of discovery.2 I thought about discussing the worrisome implications of Crawford v. Washington3