Press freedom and pluralism in Europe [[electronic resource] ] : concepts and conditions / / edited by Andrea Czepek, Melanie Hellwig and Eva Nowak

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777752703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol, : Intellect, 2009
• ISBN: 1-84150-297-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (314 p.)
• Collana: European Communication Research and Education Association series
• Altri autori (Persone): CzepekAndrea; HellwigMelanie; NowakEva
• Disciplina: 323.445094; 323.4'45'094
• Soggetti: Freedom of the press - Europe; Pluralism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Introduction: Structural Inhibition of Media Freedom and Plurality across Europe; Part One: Concepts; Measuring Media Freedom: Approaches of International Comparison; Pluralism and Participation as Desired Results of Press Freedom: Measuring Media System Performance; Is the Clash of Rationalities Leading Nowhere? Media Pluralism in European Regulatory Policies; The Challenges of ICT to Media Pluralism; Press Freedom and Pluralism on the Micro Level: Journalistic Qualifications and Professionalization; Media Systems, Equal Rights and the Freedom of the Press: Gender as a Case in PointMedia Governance and Media Quality Management: Theoretical Concepts and an Empirical Example from Switzerland; Part Two: Conditions (Case Studies); Assessing Pluralism and the Democratic Performance of the Media in a Small Country: Setting a Comparative Research Agenda for the Baltic States; Media in Poland and Public Discourse; Mass Media Developments in Bulgaria; Press Freedom and Media Pluralism in Romania: Facts, Myths and Paradoxes; Media Freedom and Pluralism in the United Kingdom (UK); Mind the Gap? Press Freedom and Pluralism in FinlandPre-Conditions for Press Freedom in Germany; The Austrian Media System: Strong Media Conglomerates and an Ailing Public Service Broadcaster; Pluralism in the French Broadcasting System: Between the Legacy of History and the Challenges of New Technologies; The Freedom of the Spanish Press; Pluralism of Information in the Television Sector in Italy: History and Contemporary Conditions; The Authors; Back Cover
• Sommario/riassunto: How free are the media in Europe? Freedom of the press and an independent media system are often taken for granted and all of the EU-member states today have implemented guarantees of press freedom in their constitutions and judicial systems. In Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe, researchers from twelve countries examine media systems regarding conditions for independence and pluralism. They discuss a European approach to press freedom and diversity and include case studies of a broad spectrum of media systems including Bulgaria, the Baltics, Poland, Romania, Finland, France, Germany, Aust