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Comparative Media Policy, Regulation and Governance in Europe

Comparative Media Policy, Regulation and Governance in Europe

Leen d'Haenens | Josef Trappel | Helena Sousa

(2018)

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Abstract

Unpacking the Policy Cycle - Critical Issues in Comparative Media Regulation and Governance in Europe represents the continuation and further development of a long tradition of media policy books, focusing on the development of media structures and media policy within Europe. It provides a comprehensive overview of the current European media in a period of more or less disruptive transformation. It maps the full scope of contemporary media policy and industry activities while also assessing the impact of new technologies and radical changes in distribution and consumption on media practices, organisations and strategies. Dealing with a good selection of critical issues in comparative media policy, regulation and governance, the book combines a critical assessment of media systems with a thematic approach. It starts out with the state of affairs at the level of media platforms, approaching these from a functional perspective, i.e. opinion and debate, news provision and entertainment. The book is both an academic book and a text book, as well as a source providing good practices for steering media policy, international communication and the media landscape across Europe.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Cover Cover
Half Title i
Title iii
Copyright iv
Contents v
Preface vii
Chapter 1: Why Study Media Policy and Regulation? 1
Chapter 2: Is Content Still King? Trends and Challenges in the Production and Distribution of Television Content in Europe 21
Chapter 3: Media Economics and Transformation in a Digital Europe 41
Chapter 4: Media Governance: More than a Buzzword? 55
Chapter 5: Subsidies: Fuel for the Media 73
Chapter 6: Public Service Media in Western Europe Today: Ten Countries Compared 93
Chapter 7: The Europeanization of the European Media: The Incremental Cultivation of the EU Media Policy 117
Chapter 8: The Council of Europe: Ensuring the Freedom and Independence of Europe’s Media 133
Chapter 9: Europe’s Internet Policies: The Challenge of Maintaining an Open Internet 153
Chapter 10: Media and Democracy: A Couple Walking Hand in Hand? 185
Chapter 11: Media Diversity and Pluriformity: Hybrid ‘Regimes’ across Europe 207
Chapter 12: Testing the Boundaries: Evolving Norms and Troubling Trends for Journalism 225
Conclusions and a Message to Our Respected Readers 243
Notes on Contributors 251
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