Media Freedom in an Evolving Journalism Landscape

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This book offers an international account of changes and continuity in media freedom and the emergence of new threats in the evolving journalistic sphere. This volume will interest postgraduate students and researchers in the areas of media, journalism, mass communication, media law, political communication and sociology. Media Freedom in an Evolving Journalism Landscape offers an international account of changes and continuity in media freedom and the emergence of new threats in the evolving journalistic sphere. Bringing together an international team of scholars and practitioners, the volume critically reflects on the concept and measurement of media freedom, captures current developments, and sketches the impacts of politics, the economy, legal and technological forces. Drawing on case studies and examples from different countries, it documents changes in the concept of media freedom, critically reflects on how media freedom is measured, and provides an updated overview of its current state, considering the impacts of evolving societal, political, commercial, legal, and information landscapes. Chapters explore the influence of digital technologies including the Internet, social media platforms and AI on the ability of political regimes to cast control over journalists and the autonomy that individual journalists experience in their daily practices, and scrutinise how political and economic forces as well as legislation and regulations shape media freedom. This volume will interest postgraduate students and researchers in the areas of media, journalism, mass communication, media law, political communication and sociology.

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Pagina's: 256, Editie: Eerste editie, Hardcover, Routledge