Media Pluralism and Diversity: Concepts, Risks and Global Trends
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), xviii, 362 pp.
Contains tables, index
Series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business
ISBN 978-1-137-30429-2 (ebook); 978-1-137-36718-1 (pbk)
"Adopting a truly global, theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, Media Pluralism and Diversity intends to advance our understanding of media pluralism across the globe. It compares metrics that have been developed in different parts of the world to assess levels of, or threats to, media pluralism." (Publisher description)
A Global Perspective on Media Pluralism and Diversity: Introduction / Peggy Valcke, Robert G. Picard and Miklós Sükösd, 1
PART I. MEDIA PLURALISM IN EUROPE: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DIMENSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR
1 New Media Ecology: Reconceptualizing Media Pluralism / Karol Jakubowicz, 23
2 The Dimension of Ownership and Control of Media / Robert G. Picard and Cinzia Dal Zotto, 54
3 Pluralism of Media Types and Media Genres / Mihály Gálik and Artemon Vogl, 67
4 Cultural and Geographical Dimensions of Media Pluralism / Beata Klimkiewicz, 82
5 Political Pluralism in the Media / Sandra B. Hrvatin and Brankica Petkovic, 107
6 Indicators for Media Pluralism / Peggy Valcke, Robert G. Picard, Cinzia Dal Zotto, Miklós Sükösd, Aleksandra Kuczerawy and Robin Kerremans, 121
PART II. MEDIA PLURALISM ACROSS THE GLOBE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR
7 Assessing Media Diversity in the U.S.: A Comparative Analysis of the FCC's Diversity Index and the EU's Media Pluralism Monitor / Philip M. Napoli, 141
8 How to Conceptualize Media Pluralization in China? / Miklós Sükösd, 152
9 Incredible India! Media Pluralism amidst Unity in Diversity / Kiran Prasad, 171
10 Media Pluralism in Russia: In Need of Policy Making / Elena Vartanova, 193
11 Latin American Media: The Challenges to Pluralism / Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, 211
12 Media Diversity in Egypt: Monitoring Newspapers and Talk Shows During the First Post-Revolution Parliamentary Elections / Rasha Abdulla, 226
13 Pluralism with Little Diversity: The South African Experience of Media Transformation / Jane Duncan, 237
14 Reviewing Media Pluralism in Australia / Lesley Hitchens, 252
15 The Ongoing Media Pluralism Debate in South Korea / Sugmin Youn and Hyunwoo Lee, 267
PART III. MEDIA PLURALISM 2.0: FUTURE CHALLENGES AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
16 The Limits of Empirical Indicators: Media Pluralism as an Essentially Contested Concept / Kari Karppinen, 287
17 Why Ownership Pluralism Still Matters in a Multi-Platform World / Gillian Doyle, 297
18 Bright-Line versus Responsive Regulation: Some Thoughts from the United Kingdom / Rachael Craufurd Smith, 310
19 Media Pluralism Policies from the User Perspective / Natali Helberger, 325
20 Search Engines, Pluralism and Diversity: What Is at Stake and How to Move Policy Forward? / Joris van Hoboken, 341
PART I. MEDIA PLURALISM IN EUROPE: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DIMENSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR
1 New Media Ecology: Reconceptualizing Media Pluralism / Karol Jakubowicz, 23
2 The Dimension of Ownership and Control of Media / Robert G. Picard and Cinzia Dal Zotto, 54
3 Pluralism of Media Types and Media Genres / Mihály Gálik and Artemon Vogl, 67
4 Cultural and Geographical Dimensions of Media Pluralism / Beata Klimkiewicz, 82
5 Political Pluralism in the Media / Sandra B. Hrvatin and Brankica Petkovic, 107
6 Indicators for Media Pluralism / Peggy Valcke, Robert G. Picard, Cinzia Dal Zotto, Miklós Sükösd, Aleksandra Kuczerawy and Robin Kerremans, 121
PART II. MEDIA PLURALISM ACROSS THE GLOBE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR
7 Assessing Media Diversity in the U.S.: A Comparative Analysis of the FCC's Diversity Index and the EU's Media Pluralism Monitor / Philip M. Napoli, 141
8 How to Conceptualize Media Pluralization in China? / Miklós Sükösd, 152
9 Incredible India! Media Pluralism amidst Unity in Diversity / Kiran Prasad, 171
10 Media Pluralism in Russia: In Need of Policy Making / Elena Vartanova, 193
11 Latin American Media: The Challenges to Pluralism / Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, 211
12 Media Diversity in Egypt: Monitoring Newspapers and Talk Shows During the First Post-Revolution Parliamentary Elections / Rasha Abdulla, 226
13 Pluralism with Little Diversity: The South African Experience of Media Transformation / Jane Duncan, 237
14 Reviewing Media Pluralism in Australia / Lesley Hitchens, 252
15 The Ongoing Media Pluralism Debate in South Korea / Sugmin Youn and Hyunwoo Lee, 267
PART III. MEDIA PLURALISM 2.0: FUTURE CHALLENGES AND CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES
16 The Limits of Empirical Indicators: Media Pluralism as an Essentially Contested Concept / Kari Karppinen, 287
17 Why Ownership Pluralism Still Matters in a Multi-Platform World / Gillian Doyle, 297
18 Bright-Line versus Responsive Regulation: Some Thoughts from the United Kingdom / Rachael Craufurd Smith, 310
19 Media Pluralism Policies from the User Perspective / Natali Helberger, 325
20 Search Engines, Pluralism and Diversity: What Is at Stake and How to Move Policy Forward? / Joris van Hoboken, 341
