An extensive and inclusive account of the media environments of 45 countries worldwide
In Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes, an international team of prominent scholars examines both long-term media systems and fluctuating trends in media usage around the world. Integrating country-specific summaries and cross-cutting studies of geopolitical regions, this interdisciplinary reference work describes key elements in the political, social, demographic, cultural, and economic conditions of media infrastructures and public communication.
Enabling the mapping of media landscapes internationally, Media Compass contains up-to-date empirical surveys of individual countries and regions, as well as cross-country comparisons of particular areas of public communication. 45 entries, each guiding readers from a general summary to a more in-depth discussion of a country’s specific media landscape, address formative conditions and circumstances, historical background and development, current issues and challenges, and more.
Designed to facilitate quick lookup of individual entries, as well as comparative readings of a country’s position in the wider media environment, Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes is an invaluable addition to libraries and institutions of higher education, and a must-read volume for students, educators, scholars, and practitioners working in communication and media studies, journalism, and media production.
List of Figures ix List of Tables x Notes on Contributors xi 1 Media Compass: Introduction 1 Aljosha Karim Schapals and Christian Pentzold 2 Austria: Losing Long-Term Media Market Stability 8 Josef Seethaler 3 Belgium: Media Ownership and Journalism Cultures at the Crossroads of Three Language Communities in a Complex Political Landscape 18 Hanne Vandenberghe and Karin Raeymaeckers 4 Czech Republic: Still on a Path to Realizing the Importance of Media 28 Lenka Waschková Císarova 5 Denmark: Balancing National Culture and Global Competition 38 Henrik Bodker 6 France: Toward an Illiberal Media Landscape? 47 Pierre-Emmanuel Guigo 7 Germany: A Structurally Differentiated Media Market 58 Johanna Wolleschensky and Annika Sehl 8 Hungary: One Country, Two Media Systems 70 Gábor Polyák and Ágnes Urbán 9 Italy: The Persistence of Political Partisanship in an Evolving Media Landscape 84 Alessio Cornia 10 Netherlands: A Diverse Media Landscape with High Audience Trust 96 Susan Vermeer and Tim Groot Kormelink 11 Norway: Media Welfare in a Small Nation 106 Karoline Andrea Ihlebak, Tine Ustad Figenschou, and Ragnhild Kr. Olsen 12 Poland: A Media System under Pressure from Politicization and Polarization 116 Jacek Mikucki, Katarzyna Gajlewicz-Korab, Maria Loszewska-Olowska, and Lukasz Szurminski 13 Russia: A Dance with Authoritarianism 128 Sofya Glazunova 14 Spain: A Fast-Changing Media Landscape 138 Alfonso Vara-Miguel and Ángel Arrese 15 Switzerland: Mounting Pressure on Journalism in a Small Media System 150 Colin Porlezza 16 Turkey: Rethinking Ideology in Turkey's Media Environment 161 Taner Dogan 17 United Kingdom: Changing Markets, Changing Audiences, and a Changing Product 171 John Jewell 18 Ukraine: Maintaining a Resilient Media Ecosystem in Wartime 181 Olga Boichak and Vadym Miskyi 19 Argentina: Poor Income and Political Interests in the Media System 196 Guillermo Mastrini and Agustín Espada 20 Brazil: From Media Clientelism to Digital Platforms' Threats 207 Mathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos 21 Canada: A Challenged Media Ecosystem 219 Beth Rochester, Alfred Hermida, and Mary-Lynn Young 22 Chile: Exploring the Media Landscape in the Digital Age 230 David Kimber and Ricardo Leiva 23 Colombia: Media Ownership Concentration and Violence against Journalists in the Landscape 240 Víctor García-Perdomo 24 Mexico: Diversity and Journalistic Resilience amid Propaganda and Violence 250 Julio Juárez-Gámiz 25 United States: Exploring the Implications of Polarization, Platforms, and Private Funding 262 Joy Jenkins 26 Venezuela: Total Collapse and Aftermath of the Media Landscape 276 Monica Marchesi and Jairo Lugo-Ocando 27 Azerbaijan: A Post-Soviet Media in Limbo 285 Ilgar Seyidov 28 China: A Diverse and Complex Media Landscape 292 Shixin Ivy Zhang, Jianan Zhu, and Yijiao Wang 29 Hong Kong: Media Transformations under Democratic Backsliding 302 Dennis Leung and Michael Chan 30 India: Print Media Thrives in the World's Largest Democracy 312 Deb Aikat 31 Indonesia: An Evolving Media Landscape 326 Vidi Sukmayadi 32 Israel: A Media System under Siege 336 Amit M. Schejter 33 Japan: Exploring Historical Legacies, Political Interdependencies, and Digital Transformation 348 Yosuke Buchmeier 34 Lebanon: Media Diversity and Polarization: A Model for Confrontation 360 Zahera Harb 35 Philippines: Media as a Contested Site for Liberation and Domination 370 Carljohnson Anacin and Earvin Charles Cabalquinto 36 United Arab Emirates: Media as Voices of National Consensus 380 Mohammad Ayish 37 Singapore: Navigating Media Regulation and Digitization 390 Zhang Hao Goh, Matthew Chee Han Chew, and Edson C. Tandoc, Jr. 38 Egypt: Paradoxical Media Dynamics of Containment and Instability 398 Hanan Badr 39 Ethiopia: Media Landscape, Emerging Trends, and Future Prospects 411 Téwodros W. Workneh 40 Kenya: From a Checkered Press History to an Ever-Expanding Digital Media Ecology 422 Joy Kibarabara and David Cheruiyot 41 Namibia: A Critical Reflection on the Postapartheid Mediascapes in Namibia 432 Admire Mare 42 Nigeria: A Dynamic Media Space in Africa 444 Adeyanju Apejoye and Bruce Mutsvairo 43 South Africa: Media Freedom, Responsibilities, and Challenges 453 Herman Wasserman 44 Tunisia: An Unfinished Media System Transition 463 Carola Richter 45 Australia: One of the World's Most Concentrated Media Markets 473 Aljosha Karim Schapals 46 New Zealand: An Unregulated, Concentrated, and Financially Fragile Media System 483 Merja Myllylahti Index 494
Aljosha Karim Schapals is Senior Lecturer in Journalism, School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia, where he is Chief Investigator in the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC). He is Reviews Editor for Media International Australia and the author of Peripheral Actors in Journalism. He has published articles in journals including Digital Journalism and Journalism Practice, and served as Lead Editor of Digitizing Democracy. Christian Pentzold is Chair and Professor of Media and Communication, Department for Communication and Media Studies, Leipzig University, Germany. He has published widely in journals such as Media, Culture & Society, New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, and Convergence. He has edited several books including the Handbook of Peer Production, part of the Wiley-Blackwell Handbooks in Communication and Media series.
