Higher the newspaper circulation, more eff will be Govts

 

NOVEMBER 23, 2012 Friday Newspapers Make Politicians Behave Better If you've ever wondered about the value of newspapers, a study in Norway by Christian Bruns and Oliver Himmler of the University of Goettingen in Germany shows that a better-informed electorate induces politicians to behave better. Each 1-standard-deviation increase in a newspaper's circulation or coverage of local news leads to governmental efficiency gains between U.S.$368,000 and $460,000 annually for a municipality of average population 10,600. Source: Newspaper Circulation and Local Government Efficiency