The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021: How Leading News Media Survive Digital Transformation. Vol. 2
Göteborg: Nordicom (2021), 492 pp.
ISBN 978-91-88855-41-1 (print); 978-91-88855-42-8 (pdf)
"To what extent do structures and conduct of leading news media correspond with requirements of contemporary democracies? Based on a root concept of democracy and several empirical indicators, the Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) delivers a panorama of the news media’s performance regarding freedom, equality, and control across several countries. In 2011, the MDM analysed 10 democracies. Ten years later, it covers 18 countries worldwide and pinpoints essential strengths and weaknesses during this decade of digitalisation. Around the globe, news are highly attractive to users, and the journalistic ethos of watchdogs and investigators is paramount. On the downside, journalistic job security eroded over time, and gender gaps both in content and employment patterns remain strikingly excessive in most countries. Volume two contains all countries analysed for the first time in 2021: Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Chile, Denmark, Greece, Hong Kong, Iceland, Italy, and South Korea." (Publisher description)
1 Belgium (Flanders): News diversity put under pressure / Jonathan Hendrickx, Pauljan Truyens, Karen Donders, & Ike Picone, 7
2 Canada: A strong foundation with an uncertain future / Gregory Taylor & Brooks DeCillia, 43
3 Chile: Crisis of trust and a precarious industry / Enrique Núñez-Mussa, 85
4 Denmark: High media independence and informal democratic traditions in the newsroom / Mark Blach-Ørsten, Rasmus Burkal, Eva Mayerhöffer, & Ida Willig, 147
5 Greece: Media concentration and independent journalism between austerity and digital disruption / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Achilleas Karadimitriou, Christos Kostopoulos, & Ioanna Archontaki, 177
6 Hong Kong: Free press under existential threat / Lo Wai Han & Wong Tin Chi, 231
7 Iceland: A small media system facing increasing challenges / Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir, Jón Gunnar Ólafsson & Friðrik Þór Guðmundsson, 275
8 Italy: A highly regulated system in search of equality / Claudia Padovani, Giuliano Bobba, Alice Baroni, Marinella Belluati, Cecilia Biancalana, Mauro Bomba, Alice Fubini, Francesco Marrazzo, Rossella Rega, Christian Ruggiero, Simone Sallusti, Sergio Splendore, & Michele Valente, 315
9 South Korea: Relatively healthy, still trying hard to adapt to digitalisation / Eun-mee Kim & Jae-woo Lee, 387
10 Solid performance, but democratic deficits remain. Conclusions / Josef Trappel & Tales Tomaz, 425
2 Canada: A strong foundation with an uncertain future / Gregory Taylor & Brooks DeCillia, 43
3 Chile: Crisis of trust and a precarious industry / Enrique Núñez-Mussa, 85
4 Denmark: High media independence and informal democratic traditions in the newsroom / Mark Blach-Ørsten, Rasmus Burkal, Eva Mayerhöffer, & Ida Willig, 147
5 Greece: Media concentration and independent journalism between austerity and digital disruption / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, Achilleas Karadimitriou, Christos Kostopoulos, & Ioanna Archontaki, 177
6 Hong Kong: Free press under existential threat / Lo Wai Han & Wong Tin Chi, 231
7 Iceland: A small media system facing increasing challenges / Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir, Jón Gunnar Ólafsson & Friðrik Þór Guðmundsson, 275
8 Italy: A highly regulated system in search of equality / Claudia Padovani, Giuliano Bobba, Alice Baroni, Marinella Belluati, Cecilia Biancalana, Mauro Bomba, Alice Fubini, Francesco Marrazzo, Rossella Rega, Christian Ruggiero, Simone Sallusti, Sergio Splendore, & Michele Valente, 315
9 South Korea: Relatively healthy, still trying hard to adapt to digitalisation / Eun-mee Kim & Jae-woo Lee, 387
10 Solid performance, but democratic deficits remain. Conclusions / Josef Trappel & Tales Tomaz, 425
