The independence of the media and its regulatory agencies : shedding new light on formal and actual independence against the national context / / edited by Wolfgang Schulz, Peggy Valcke and Kristina Irion ; Ellen Thomas, cover designer ; Bethan Ball, production manager

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789133003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol, England ; ; Chicago, Illinois : , : Intellect, , 2013; ©2013
• ISBN: 1-78320-321-8; 1-78320-320-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (407 pages)
• Collana: European Communication Research and Education Association series, , 2043-7846
• Altri autori (Persone): SchulzWolfgang; ValckePeggy; IrionKristina; ThomasEllen; BallBethan
• Disciplina: 343.40994
• Soggetti: Mass media - Law and legislation - Europe
• 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 at the end of each chapters.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Cover""; ""European Communication Research and Education Association""; ""Half Title""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Editorsâ€? foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Introduction: Structural interconnection of free media and independent regulators""; ""Chapter 1: Approaches to independence""; ""Part I: Assessing the independence of regulatory bodies within the audiovisual media sector""; ""Chapter 2: Delegation to independent regulatory authorities in the media sector: A paradigm shift through the lens of regulatory theory""; ""Chapter 3: Independent media regulators: Condition sine qua non for freedom of expression?""""Chapter 4: Media regulatory authorities in the EU context: Comparing sector-specific notions and requirements of independence""; ""Chapter 5: Locating a regulator in the governance structure: A theoretical framework for the operationalization of independence""; ""Chapter 6: Measuring independence: Approaches, ; limitations, and a new ranking tool""; ""Part II: Media systems and the culture of independence""; ""Chapter 7: Independence or balance of dependencies? Critical remarks on studying conditions of media regulators and public service media in Poland""""Chapter 8: The independence of media regulatory authorities and the impact of the socio-political context: A comparative analysis of Greece and Italy ""; ""Chapter 9: Does the complexity of institutional structures in federal states influence the independence of AVM regulatory authorities? A review of the cases of Germany and Belgium""; ""Chapter 10: The independence of media regulatory authorities in Finland and the UK: An assessment""; ""Chapter 11: Independence through intervention? International intervention and the independence of the Communications Regulatory Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina""""Chapter 12: Concluding chapter: Independence in context""; ""Contributorsâ€? biographies""; ""Back Cover""