Structures of diversity of press and broadcasting systems: the institutional context of public communication in Western democracies
Abstract: "In modern democracies, the media are a key actor in the political process. They are the main source of information from which citizens draw their knowledge about political matters. From the perspective of the rationality of public opinion...
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Abstract: "In modern democracies, the media are a key actor in the political process. They are the main source of information from which citizens draw their knowledge about political matters. From the perspective of the rationality of public opinion building the principle of diversity is regarded as the central norm to evaluate the performance of the media. This paper focuses on the structural aspects of media diversity. The assumption is that the institutional structure eventually affects the quality of information communicated to citizens. The objective of our study is to establish a macro-analytical framework of the diversity principle. We elaborate indicators and typologies for empirical evaluation, which are then taken to classify the media systems of advanced Western democracies (OECD countries). The empirical analysis captures the period between 1970 and 1990 (press) and 1980 and 1990 (broadcasting) when the media were undergoing rapid economic and technological changes with considera
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Medien und Partizipation: zwischen Distributionsapparat und partizipativer Propaganda
Abstract: Dieser Betrag untersucht den Begriff der Partizipation im medialen Kontext, indem er ihn mit seinem Schattenbegriff "Propaganda" in Dialog bringt. Propaganda bildet dabei den Gegenpol zu einem demokratiepolitischen Verständnis von...
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Abstract: Dieser Betrag untersucht den Begriff der Partizipation im medialen Kontext, indem er ihn mit seinem Schattenbegriff "Propaganda" in Dialog bringt. Propaganda bildet dabei den Gegenpol zu einem demokratiepolitischen Verständnis von Partizipation. Ausgangspunkt ist die scheinbare Abwesenheit von Partizipation im Kontext der klassischen Massenkommunikationstheorie, die jedoch von ihrem ursprünglichen kulturpessimistischen Verständnis der Masse zusehends abrücken musste, um Raum für einen aktiveren und komplexeren Publikumsbegriff zu schaffen. Parallel dazu hat sich ein Theoriestrang gebildet, der Partizipation als Eigenschaft des medialen Apparats sieht, also des technischen Mediums selbst und der sozialen Struktur seiner Produktion. Beide Theoriestränge konvergieren im Kontext der digital vernetzten Medien, wo Propaganda und Partizipation in eine neue Beziehung zueinander und zu den Nutzer_innen eintreten, in der die Trennung der beiden Begriffe ihre Selbstverständlichkeit verliert
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Narrative research in communication: key principles and issues
Abstract: A great deal of recent research on communication has been developed in the general area of narrative or narrative effects. The majority of this work has brought in older communication concepts without reconciling those concepts with what...
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Abstract: A great deal of recent research on communication has been developed in the general area of narrative or narrative effects. The majority of this work has brought in older communication concepts without reconciling those concepts with what has been learned about narrative in other social sciences. This review covers some of the major points from research on narrative to help expand the knowledge base and suggest directions for additional work in the field of communication
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Structures of diversity of press and broadcasting systems
the institutional context of public communication in Western democracies
