Comparing Media Systems in Central Europe

Introduction: Central European Media between Politicization and Commercialization (Bogusława Dobek-Ostrowska, Michał Głowacki) 1. Media politicization 2. Media commercialization 2.1. Privatization 2.2. Competition 2.3. Concentration 2.4. Instrumentalization and tabloidization Central European Media in Comparative Perspective Research on Mass Media in Central/Eastern Europe and Southern Europe in Comparative Analysis (Andrej Školkay) Introduction 1. Comparing comparative media research 2. Media development scenarios 3. Standard media systems and theoretical models of media systems Conclusions Riviera on the Baltic? Public Service Broadcasting in Post-Communist Countries (Karol Jakubowicz) Introduction 1. PSB in polarized pluralism media systems 2. PSB in post-communist countries Conclusions In Search of the East Central European Media Model ? The Italianization Model? A Comparative Perspective on the East Central European and South European Media Systems (Angelika W. Wyka) Introduction 1. Political parallelism ? practice of journalism 2. The role of the state in the media 3. Professionalization (level of journalistic professionalism) 4. Level of newspaper circulation 5. Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) 6. Synthesis .....

• author: Michał Głowacki