Media Policies Revisited: The Challenge for Media Freedom and Independence

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction....Pages 1-6
The Emerging Governance Pattern in Media and Communications....Pages 7-21
Media Freedom and Independence in Contemporary Democratic Societies....Pages 22-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Media Policy and New Regulatory Systems in Denmark....Pages 41-54
Multi-level and Interrelated Media Policy Processes in Germany: An Enabling or Constraining Factor for Free and Independent Media?....Pages 55-68
The ‘Piranha’ Model: Power Plays and Dynamics of Policy-making Addressing Free and Independent Media in Romania....Pages 69-82
The National versus the European: The Croatian Roadmap to Media Freedom and Independence....Pages 83-97
Front Matter....Pages 99-99
The Role of Courts in Protecting the Freedom of Expression in Italy....Pages 101-114
The Freedom of Expression in the Media and the Slovak Judiciary....Pages 115-128
Protecting the Public Interest in a Free Press: The Role of Courts and Regulators in the United Kingdom....Pages 129-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Changing Conditions of Competition for Public Service and Commercial Media in Belgium: Implications for Media Independence....Pages 147-159
New Business Models for the Media: The Spanish Case....Pages 160-174
The Media in Bulgaria: Business Enterprises or PR Divisions of Business Groups?....Pages 175-187
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
The State of the Journalistic Profession in Turkey....Pages 191-205
The Role of Professional Journalism in the ‘Small’ Estonian Democracy....Pages 206-219
Journalists’ Self-regulation in Greece....Pages 220-233
Ethical Demands and Responsibilities in Online Publishing: The Finnish Experience....Pages 234-248
Conclusion: Towards Media Freedom and Independence....Pages 249-260
Back Matter....Pages 261-294