It offers a fundamental overview of thinking regarding democratisation through the media, and covers the major works, theories, and themes relevant to the study of mass media in transitional contexts.

Jul 21, 2023 · The primary contribution of the present paper is our study of the role of the media in democratic change over a very long time period, using a long-term macro-level perspective that relies on a time series approach.

Mar 8, 2020 · This report explores what is known about the roles of the mass media in transitions to democracy. It offers a fundamental overview of thinking regarding democratisation through the media, and covers the major works, theories, and themes relevant to the study of mass media in transitional contexts.

Media democracy is a democratic approach to media studies that advocates for the reform of mass media to strengthen public service broadcasting and develop participation in alternative media and citizen journalism in order to create a mass media system that informs and empowers all members of society and enhances democratic values.

Jun 29, 2018 · In the mass media era, the role of the media was universally regarded as fundamental to the proper functioning of the democratic state: the media’s capacity to provide information freely to all citizens ensured they had equal access to the democratic process.

The media is central to democratic participation. It creates an arena for the exchange of opinion, discussion and deliberation – a space sometimes referred to as the ‘public sphere’.

Sep 15, 2017 · Democracy needs alternative news services and a general democratization of the media. Democracy exists when there is a direct correlation between the will of the people and the policies that affect them.

May 16, 2013 · The article aims to provide a more historically grounded approach to the relationship between communication and participation, by distinguishing different waves of media democratization. The article first discusses the concept of participation and some of its complexities, and then sketches a series of intense moments of participation in and ...

Jan 17, 2025 · A key difference in the democratic backsliding of Hungary and Poland is the resilience of independent media. 31 In Hungary, Orbán and his allies have largely captured independent media and have ...

For 25 years, we have worked to support independent media around the world. strong public interest media underpins development and democracy, enabling people to participate in the debates and ...