The changes in how people consume news and the emergence of digital and distributed
news sources call for a reexamination of the relationship between news use and trust in …

The analysis of media systems has become a cornerstone in the field of comparative
communication research. Ten years after its publication, we revisit the landmark study in the …

This study aimed to validate and extend Hallin and Mancini's framework of comparison to
discriminate empirical types of media systems in Central and Eastern Europe. We tested and …

While the literature on delegation has discussed at length the benefits of creating
independent regulatory agencies (IRAs), not much attention has been paid to the …

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 …

This article presents an analysis of how different major news media with different funding
models (public service versus private sector media) and different organizational legacies …

For decades, public service broadcasting has played an important role in the provision of
news and information in many European countries. Today, however, public service media …

The media industry is unique in its ability to spread information that may influence the
democratic process. This influence depends on where and how citizens get their political …

This study explores shifts in political trust during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in
Switzerland, examining the role that media consumption and threat perceptions played in …

Regulation by independent agencies, rather than ministries, is believed to result in better
policy outcomes. Yet this belief requires one to accept a complex causal chain leading from …