Comparative Media Policy, Regulation and Governance in Europe
Unpacking the Policy Cycle
9781783208869
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Comparative Media Policy, Regulation and Governance in Europe
Unpacking the Policy Cycle
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the current European media in a period of 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, organizations, and strategies. Combining a critical assessment of media systems with a thematic approach, it can serve as a resource for scholars or as a textbook, as well as a source of good practices for steering media policy, international communication, and the media landscape across Europe.
260 pages | 50 halftones | 7 x 9 | © 2018
Economics and Business: Economics--General Theory and Principles
Political Science: Political and Social Theory
Table of Contents
PREFACE..................................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ONE WHY STUDY MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION?...................................................
Hannu Nieminen.................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TWO IS CONTENT STILL KING? TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TELEVISION CONTENT IN EUROPE..........................................................................
Tim Raats, Jeanette Steemers and Karen Donders....................................................................................................
CHAPTER THREE MEDIA ECONOMICS AND TRANSFORMATION IN A DIGITAL EUROPE
Tom Evens978-1-78320-886-9........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FOUR MEDIA GOVERNANCE – MORE THAN A BUZZWORD?.......................................
Werner A. Meier..................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FIVE SUBSIDIES – FUEL FOR THE MEDIA..................................................................................
Josef Trappel.........................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER SIX PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN WESTERN EUROPE TODAY: TEN COUNTRIES COMPARED.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Hilde Van den Bulck, Leen d’Haenens and Tim Raats.............................................................................................
CHAPTER SEVEN THE EUROPEANIZATION OF THE EUROPEAN MEDIA: THE INCREMENTAL CULTIVATION OF THE EU MEDIA POLICY.......................................................................................................
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos..........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER EIGHT THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: ENSURING THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF EUROPE’S MEDIA...............................................................................................................................................................
Tarlach McGonagle............................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER NINE EUROPE’S INTERNET POLICIES: THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING AN OPEN INTERNET..............................................................................................................................................................................
Christian Möller and Tarlach McGonagle....................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TEN MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: A COUPLE WALKING HAND IN HAND?............
Hannu Nieminen and Josef Trappel..............................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ELEVEN MEDIA DIVERSITY AND PLURIFORMITY: HYBRID ‘REGIMES’ ACROSS EUROPE
Leen d’Haenens, Elke Ichau, Hanne Vandenberghe and Pascal Verhoest.........................................................
CHAPTER TWELVE TESTING THE BOUNDARIES: EVOLVING NORMS AND TROUBLING TRENDS FOR JOURNALISM.........................................................................................................................................................................
Auské Balčytiené, Karin Raeymaeckers and Elena Vartanova................................................................................
CONCLUSIONS AND A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS..................................................................................
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
CHAPTER ONE WHY STUDY MEDIA POLICY AND REGULATION?...................................................
Hannu Nieminen.................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TWO IS CONTENT STILL KING? TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF TELEVISION CONTENT IN EUROPE..........................................................................
Tim Raats, Jeanette Steemers and Karen Donders....................................................................................................
CHAPTER THREE MEDIA ECONOMICS AND TRANSFORMATION IN A DIGITAL EUROPE
Tom Evens978-1-78320-886-9........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FOUR MEDIA GOVERNANCE – MORE THAN A BUZZWORD?.......................................
Werner A. Meier..................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER FIVE SUBSIDIES – FUEL FOR THE MEDIA..................................................................................
Josef Trappel.........................................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER SIX PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN WESTERN EUROPE TODAY: TEN COUNTRIES COMPARED.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Hilde Van den Bulck, Leen d’Haenens and Tim Raats.............................................................................................
CHAPTER SEVEN THE EUROPEANIZATION OF THE EUROPEAN MEDIA: THE INCREMENTAL CULTIVATION OF THE EU MEDIA POLICY.......................................................................................................
Stylianos Papathanassopoulos..........................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER EIGHT THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE: ENSURING THE FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE OF EUROPE’S MEDIA...............................................................................................................................................................
Tarlach McGonagle............................................................................................................................................................
CHAPTER NINE EUROPE’S INTERNET POLICIES: THE CHALLENGE OF MAINTAINING AN OPEN INTERNET..............................................................................................................................................................................
Christian Möller and Tarlach McGonagle....................................................................................................................
CHAPTER TEN MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY: A COUPLE WALKING HAND IN HAND?............
Hannu Nieminen and Josef Trappel..............................................................................................................................
CHAPTER ELEVEN MEDIA DIVERSITY AND PLURIFORMITY: HYBRID ‘REGIMES’ ACROSS EUROPE
Leen d’Haenens, Elke Ichau, Hanne Vandenberghe and Pascal Verhoest.........................................................
CHAPTER TWELVE TESTING THE BOUNDARIES: EVOLVING NORMS AND TROUBLING TRENDS FOR JOURNALISM.........................................................................................................................................................................
Auské Balčytiené, Karin Raeymaeckers and Elena Vartanova................................................................................
CONCLUSIONS AND A MESSAGE TO OUR READERS..................................................................................
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES