englischDigital platforms are becoming increasingly relevant for the constitution of markets. As they can be used in a multifunctional way, platforms are also having a massive impact on the provision and dissemination of both public and private information. Moreover, they are playing a significant [...]

englischThis volume uses the theory of the commons, which is often associated with Elinor Ostrom, to conduct a holistic analysis of public service broadcasting. The author argues that social participation, collaborative production and open access to content, as well as distance to markets and the [...]

englischAs a hybrid space of communication, the Internet has created new forms of public spheres, which challenge classical forms of public-oriented mass communication. At the centre of this volume is the question of how recent changes in media politics and media economics have affected the media’s [...]

englischIf media systems change, so does their contribution to other areas of society, which is why analysing changes to media systems is a key element of research into media structures. This book discusses ways of describing changes to media systems and what those changes signify by considering [...]

englischWith increasing global communication and connectedness, the rules and regulations that shape the flow of international and transnational communication are gaining more and more importance. In this work, the author conceptualises global media and communication policy from a communications [...]

englischIn the course of media change, the business model of the daily press has been hit by a crisis. The absence of advertising has challenged the financial viability of this form of journalism, which is consistent with and appropriate for a democracy. 16 contributions from the field of media [...]

Über den Journalismus und seine Perspektiven wird seit geraumer Zeit auch wissenschaftlich debattiert. Marie Luise Kiefer kommt das Verdienst zu, diese Diskussion früh und wissenschaftlich gehaltvoll angegangen zu haben. Die Reflexion über die von ihr diesbezüglich vorgelegten Arbeiten ist Ziel [...]

englischEspecially in times of high instability media actors take positions in order to influence political change. Based on field theory and the concept of hybrid media regimes, the dynamic relations between the political and journalistic field during political transition will be analyzed.

Bolivia, [...]

englischThe publication aims to highlight media policy research from different perspectives. In the first part of the book researchers discuss and reflect different research projects which have been commissioned by the Federal Office of Communication (OFCOM). The question of how politics, [...]

Mit neuen Kommunikationsinfrastrukturen sind viele Vorteile, jedoch auch neue Regulierungsprobleme verbunden. Anhand der Regelung des Jugendmedienschutzes im Internet wird analysiert, welcher Stellenwert der Regelungsressource Wissen in Governance-Regimes zukommt.Governance kann dabei als [...]