Purpose Online social networks can bridge the gap between distant individuals by
simulating online experiences that closely resemble physical interactions. While people …

This article examines counterdisinformation policies to investigate how European countries
are shaping the meaning and boundaries of social platforms' accountability. We describe the …

Fierce public discussions about the quality and responsibility of the media, and news
journalism in particular, are neither new nor uncommon. For a long time, the scientific …

While the issue of migration has heavily impacted on public debates in the Global North,
much less is known about coverage of migration in the Global South. This pilot study sets out …

The chapter focuses on contemporary debates about transparency in journalism studies and
mass communication research. The authors provide an overview of theoretical perspectives …

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo determinar indicadores clave para evaluar la
capacidad de transparencia, autorregulación y participación de los usuarios, las tres …

A media system does not exist in a vacuum. It develops and grows within social, political and
economic systems. They interact with and influence one another, as well as stimulate each …

This article summarises the global state of the art of research into media accountability,
using this overview as a framework for an analysis of 14 European countries' structures and …

The concept of media accountability has originally been developed vis-à-vis Western
democracies. Yet, democratization has opened spaces for media self-regulation in countries …

This chapter argues that accountability structures are shaped by application structures and
the structures of control of algorithms. Governance and accountability are hampered, for …