Summary Media Accountability in Syria is more a question of re-defining the role of media in
society than working on transparency practices or establishing self-regulation. This is due to …

This chapter explores three dynamics underlying the evolution of the professional,
entrepreneurial and structural aspects of the digital ecosystem in which journalism now …

• Does journalism in the US and UK adequately serve the needs of a democratic political
communication system?• What do different political perspectives have to say on this …

The evaluation of sources of information is essential to measure the quality of journalistic
work. Political news in Spain becomes the most valid sample to know the real incidence the …

This article argues that discourses of a newspaper crisis should not be regarded simply as
descriptions of the actual state of the press but also as a means by which strategic actors …

As news media change, so media news consumption changes with them. This paper, part of
a larger international research project involving 11 countries in four continents (Americas …

The concept of media capture has taken off in recent years, mainly through the work of Anya
Schiffrin and her edited dossiers (2017), journal issues (2018), and volumes (2021) on the …

This paper is, in part, a response to Gandy's (1982) recognition of a need to go beyond
conventional borders of agenda setting theory, to examine who sets the media agenda, for …

The new media environment has challenged the role of professional journalists as the
primary source of politically relevant information. After Broadcast News puts this challenge …

The way in which the news media frame information can influence perceptions of public
affairs among audiences and, therefore, the development of debates on these matters. This …