Up in the Air?

Tarik JusićSocial Science
Up in the Air?

Author: Tarik Jusić

Publisher: Central European University Press

ISBN: 9789633864029

Category: Social Science

Page: 312

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The agenda for transition after the demise of communism in the Western Balkans made the conversion of state radio and television into public service broadcasters a priority, converting mouthpieces of the regime into public forums in which various interests and standpoints could be shared and deliberated. There is general agreement that this endeavor has not been a success. Formally, the countries adopted the legal and institutional requirements of public service media according to European standards. The ruling political elites, however, retained their control over the public media by various means. Can this trend be reversed? Instead of being marginalized or totally manipulated, can public service media become vehicles of genuine democratization? A comparison of public service media in seven countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) addresses these important questions.

The Handbook of Election News Coverage Around the World

Jesper StrömbäckLanguage Arts & Disciplines
The Handbook of Election News Coverage Around the World

Author: Jesper Strömbäck

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781135703455

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 471

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The Handbook of Election Coverage Around the World focuses on the news coverage of national elections in democracies around the globe. It brings together and compares election news coverage within a single framework, offering a systematic consideration of various factors. Considering the prominence and power of the press in the election process, this volume will offer unique breadth in its global consideration of the topic. The volume will appeal to scholars in political communication, political science, mass media and society, and others studying elections and media coverage around the world.

Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World

Daniel C. HallinPolitical Science
Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World

Author: Daniel C. Hallin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 9781139505161

Category: Political Science

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Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World offers a broad exploration of the conceptual foundations for comparative analysis of media and politics globally. It takes as its point of departure the widely used framework of Hallin and Mancini's Comparing Media Systems, exploring how the concepts and methods of their analysis do and do not prove useful when applied beyond the original focus of their 'most similar systems' design and the West European and North American cases it encompassed. It is intended both to use a wider range of cases to interrogate and clarify the conceptual framework of Comparing Media Systems and to propose new models, concepts and approaches that will be useful for dealing with non-Western media systems and with processes of political transition. Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World covers, among other cases, Brazil, China, Israel, Lebanon, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Thailand.

Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia

Janis JuzefovicsSocial Science
Broadcasting and National Imagination in Post-Communist Latvia

Author: Janis Juzefovics

Publisher: Intellect Books

ISBN: 9781783206933

Category: Social Science

Page: 323

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This book uses the case study of public television in post-communist Latvia to explore the question of how audiences respond to TV offerings, and how their choices can be seen as an act of agency. Jānis Juzefovičs builds his book around Albert O. Hirschman’s classic concepts of exit, voice and loyalty – the options available to a person within any system. He uses Hirschman’s ideas, along with tools from social constructionism, to assess how the publics of both the Latvian-speaking majority and the large Russian-speaking minority have responded to the role of public television in the nation-building efforts of the new Latvian state. Along the way, he develops our understanding of public broadcasting more generally, and the way it can be used to define a national 'we'.

European Media in Crisis

Josef TrappelSocial Science
European Media in Crisis

Author: Josef Trappel

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781317482260

Category: Social Science

Page: 206

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When the financial markets collapsed in 2008, the media industry was affected by a major slump in advertising revenues, and a formerly highly successful business model fell into a state of decay. This economic crisis has threatened core social values of contemporary democracies, such as freedom, diversity and equality. Taking a normative and policy perspective, this book discusses threats and opportunities for the media industry in Europe: What are the implications of the crisis for professional journalism, the media industry, and the process of political communication? Can non- state and non-market actors profit from the crisis? And what are media policy answers at the national and European level?

The Independence of the Media and its Regulatory Agencies

Wolfgang SchulzPolitical Science
The Independence of the Media and its Regulatory Agencies

Author: Wolfgang Schulz

Publisher: Intellect Books

ISBN: 9781783203215

Category: Political Science

Page: 425

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Media independence is vital for 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 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 and draw links between social, financial and legal frameworks.

Get the Picture: Visual Literacy in Content-Area Instruction

Marva CappelloEducation
Get the Picture: Visual Literacy in Content-Area Instruction

Author: Marva Cappello

Publisher: Teacher Created Materials

ISBN: 9781493880805

Category: Education

Page: 226

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In a world that is becoming increasingly visual, this book equips teachers with innovative strategies to engage students with visual media. Today's students need to know how to "read" visuals closely to understand their meaning, the messages they are sending, and be able to discuss them with others using appropriate vocabulary. Teachers will help students comprehend visuals such as images, charts, graphics, and multimedia texts across the content areas. With tools and techniques, sample lessons, and suggested visuals to use in the classroom, this professional development resource by Marva Cappello and Nancy T. Walker provides strategies for both receptive and productive purposes of visual literacy and is organized by content area to support all teachers. These approaches focus on valuing evidence in visual texts and develop all literacy skills to engage students in building 21st century skills and higher-order thinking.