Achieving Viability for Public Service Media in Challenging Settings : A Holistic Approach
Deane, James
Achieving Viability for Public Service Media in Challenging Settings : A Holistic Approach - London University of Westminster Press 2020 - 1 electronic resource (32 p.)
Open Access
In the face of challenges posed by a shifting digital media landscape, an array of international bodies continue to endorse public service media (PSM) as an essential component of democratisation. Yet how can PSM achieve viability in settings where models of media independence and credibility are unfamiliar or rejected by political leaders? The answer lies in a holistic approach that is neither media-centric nor defeatist about PSM’s place in a landscape marked by younger generations’ widespread preference for social media platforms. There are more ways of working towards PSM than are often recognized. Wide-ranging research from media NGOs and academics demonstrates the potential of diverse, incremental approaches to embedding the values and mechanisms of PSM. These are as likely to involve regulatory and licensing institutions, unions of media practitioners, audiences, advocacy groups or social media platforms as content producers themselves. This Policy Brief considers the issues, research and policy options around achieving viability for PSM. It concludes with six recommendations that are relevant to policymakers, practitioners and media studies specialists.
Creative Commons
English
book41 9781912656523 9781912656530
10.16997/book41 doi
Media studies
Communication studies
Media, information & communication industries
Civil service & public sector
Media, information & communication industries
Internet & WWW industries
public service media policy social media broadcasting audiences public interest
Achieving Viability for Public Service Media in Challenging Settings : A Holistic Approach - London University of Westminster Press 2020 - 1 electronic resource (32 p.)
Open Access
In the face of challenges posed by a shifting digital media landscape, an array of international bodies continue to endorse public service media (PSM) as an essential component of democratisation. Yet how can PSM achieve viability in settings where models of media independence and credibility are unfamiliar or rejected by political leaders? The answer lies in a holistic approach that is neither media-centric nor defeatist about PSM’s place in a landscape marked by younger generations’ widespread preference for social media platforms. There are more ways of working towards PSM than are often recognized. Wide-ranging research from media NGOs and academics demonstrates the potential of diverse, incremental approaches to embedding the values and mechanisms of PSM. These are as likely to involve regulatory and licensing institutions, unions of media practitioners, audiences, advocacy groups or social media platforms as content producers themselves. This Policy Brief considers the issues, research and policy options around achieving viability for PSM. It concludes with six recommendations that are relevant to policymakers, practitioners and media studies specialists.
Creative Commons
English
book41 9781912656523 9781912656530
10.16997/book41 doi
Media studies
Communication studies
Media, information & communication industries
Civil service & public sector
Media, information & communication industries
Internet & WWW industries
public service media policy social media broadcasting audiences public interest