Publication details
European Media Policy: Why Margins Actually Matter
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Chapter of a book |
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| Description | The chapter critiques the shortcomings of a nation-centric approach to media policy making which is inadequate in the context of actual developments on the ground in Europe, particularly in relation to migration, growing urban populations, increased visibility of transnational minorities and similar. The chapter uses the example of Europe’s largest and most marginalized minority – the Roma – to characterize some of the gaps in media policy making that follow from a disregard for other than national approaches. The Roma and their media are particularly vulnerable to these conceptualizations of policy as they do not have a nation state in which they would form the majority. The chapter is cautious regarding the potential of the European Parliament initiated and recently piloted Media Pluralism Monitor tool in guaranteeing more diversity in European media. |