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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schulz, Wolfgang.

Valcke, Peggy.

Irion, Kristina.

Thomas, Ellen.

Ball, Bethan.

Series:

European Communication Research and Education Association series.

European Communication Research and Education Association series, 2043-7846

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Law and legislation--Europe.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (407 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England ; Chicago, Illinois : Intellect, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Media independence is vital for media democracies, and so is the independence of the regulatory bodies governing it. The Independence of the Media and its Regulatory Agencies explores the complex relationship between media governance and independence of media regulatory authorities within media systems within Europe, which form part of the wider framework in which media's independence may flourish or fade. Based on research in more than forty countries, the contributions analyse the independence of regulators from different perspectives and draw links between social, financial and legal traditions and frameworks.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""European Communication Research and Education Association""; ""Half Title""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Contents""; ""Editors� 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""; ""Contributors� biographies""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 14, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78320-321-8

1-78320-320-X

OCLC:

923643115