1. Transformation of Media Structures and Media Content. A Diachronic Analysis of Five European Countries.
- Author
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Lucht, Jens and Udris, Linards
- Subjects
MASS media ,PUBLIC communication ,COMMUNICATION - Abstract
This paper analyzes the transformation of media structures and possible effects on public communication from 1960 to 2005. To build a basis for the evaluation of trends and situations in the various models of media and politics (Hallin/Mancini 2004), this paper will systematically analyze and compare the cases of Austria, Germany, and Switzerland (democratic-corporatist), Great Britain (liberal) and France (polarized-pluralist), by classifying media suppliers and media supply with an etic approach. By this, we can show the large (but not necessarily linear) transformation of media structures: differentiation of the press from its former political and social ties, more press concentration and generally more tabloidization. Against the background of increasingly commercialized media systems, this paper argues for a research design that connects the structural and content side of the media, presenting indicators and first results of an ongoing comparative content analysis. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2009