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Monitoring Mediascapes : A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (2024)
Lauk, E., Oller Alonso, M., & Harro-Loit, H. (Eds.). (2024). Monitoring Mediascapes : A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance. University of Tartu Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10062/96202
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Lauk, Epp; Oller Alonso, Martín; Harro-Loit, Halliki
ISBN: 978-9916-27-459-0
eISBN: 978-94916-27-460-6
Publication year: 2024
Number of pages in the book: 235
Publisher: University of Tartu Press
Place of Publication: Tartu
Publication country: Estonia
Publication language: English
Persistent website address: https://hdl.handle.net/10062/96202
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Open Access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/94913
Abstract
A central proposition of this book is that contemporary democratic societies ought to create a resilient communication culture to strengthen European democracy. Proactive, wisdom-based media governance is proposed to mitigate the risks for deliberative communication resulting from media transformations. The novelty of this book is the methodology for detecting those emerging risks through regularly analysing and assessing each country’s capability of monitoring their mediascapes.
This monitoring of mediascapes means asking critical questions, such as: What exactly is known about the consequences of media transformations producing risks for deliberative communication and consequently, democracy? What is the worth of this knowledge (or What is this knowledge worth)? What knowledge is not known and where are the information gaps? This book focuses on the capability of a sample of 14 EU countries to collect relevant data, carry out research and analysis and finally assess the risks and opportunities associated with media development in terms of the societies’ potential for deliberative communication.
To turn the risks into opportunities, three strategies can be used: (1) setting a research agenda that takes into consideration the needs of society, not enterprises, and establish a policy of sustainable funding of journalism, media and communication research; (2) addressing the trend of the increasing volume of publications and the challenge of information overload; (3) improve the mechanisms for data and information collection outside academia
Keywords: mediasation; media environment; journalism; democracy; resilience; monitoring; media policy; EU policy
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Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2024
Preliminary JUFO rating: 1
This publication includes articles with JYU authors:
- Lauk, E., & Oller Alonso, M. (2024). Capability of monitoring mediascapes in 14 European countries : An Introduction. In E. Lauk, M. Oller Alonso, & H. Harro-Loit (Eds.), Monitoring Mediascapes : A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (pp. 1-11). University of Tartu Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10062/96202
- Oller Alonso, M., Harro-Loit, H., & Lauk, E. (2024). Mediadelcom’s approach and methodology. In E. Lauk, M. Oller Alonso, & H. Harro-Loit (Eds.), Monitoring Mediascapes : A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (pp. 38-44). University of Tartu Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10062/96202
- Lauk, E., Oller Alonso, M., Peruško, Z., Eberwein, T., & Oggolder, C. (2024). The evolution of capabilities of monitoring mediascapes in 14 European countries. In E. Lauk, M. Oller Alonso, & H. Harro-Loit (Eds.), Monitoring Mediascapes : A Premise of Wisdom-Based EU Media Governance (pp. 45-79). University of Tartu Press. https://hdl.handle.net/10062/96202