A fully revised fourth edition of a popular introduction to the comparative politics of Europe,
written by a highly respected authority on the subject. This lively and thematically organised …

Public service broadcasters (PSBs) are a central part of national news media landscapes,
and are often regarded as specialists in the provision of hard news. But does exposure to …

Contributing to a rethink of Public Service Media, this book combines theoretical insights
and legal frameworks with practice, examining theory and policy development in a bottom …

Public media's contributions to democracy are well established. Less widely known are the
specific policies that make these contributions possible. This study finds that professional …

As PSM change and adapt–with variable outcomes–to a digital and multiplatform
environment, their roles and functions are overly under severe scrutiny. The normative …

This book offers new and compelling insight into the orientations that shape the cultures of
political communication in nine Western democracies. It is a truly comparative account of the …

In light of significant transformations in the television marketplace, audiences are getting
progressively disconnected from public service media (PSM) and switching their time and …

In this paper, we examine to what extent public service media (PSM) in six European
countries have integrated or are integrating their newsrooms in order to adapt to an …

Although it is generally acknowledged that the raison d'être for public service media (PSM)
is to serve the public, there is much less agreement about what the term specifically means …

This study compares the demographics, professional values, and attitudes of public and
commercial journalists in the United States. Based on survey interviews with representative …