Chapter 5 Subsidies: Fuel for the Media
| Autor: | Trappel, Josef |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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new technology
consumption international communication european media editorial independence media policy tool box alternative voices diversity Austria France Mass media Subsidy Value-added tax thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies::JBCT2 Media studies: TV and society thema EDItEUR::K Economics Finance Business and Management::KJ Business and Management::KJG Business ethics and social responsibility thema EDItEUR::K Economics Finance Business and Management::KN Industry and industrial studies::KNT Media entertainment information and communication industries |
| Druh dokumentu: | chapter |
| Popis: | Subsidies are controversial media policy tools as editorial independence might be affected by those granting subsidies to newsrooms, and because they do not comply with neo-liberal market rules. This chapter shows that financial and non-financial media subsidies are widespread in the media sector. They can help overcoming temporary crises of media companies, but they are no quick fix for the structural crises news media are undergoing. Most subsidies in European countries are granted for the purpose of maintaining diversity, holding power to account, educating journalists and encouraging alternative voices. With a view to the long tradition and the strengths and weaknesses of media subsidies the author concludes by suggesting accepting media subsidies as one element in the media policy tool box. |
| Databáze: | OAPEN Library |
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