Book contents
- Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989
- Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Glossary
- Guide to the Pronunciation of Central and Southeast European Words
- Additional material
- Part One Introduction
- Part Two Issues
- 3 Media, Journalism, and the Third Wave of Democratization in Former Communist Countries
- 4 Economic Reforms and the Burdens of Transition
- 5 The War of Yugoslav Succession
- Part Three Central Europe
- Part Four Yugoslav Successor States
- Part Five Southeastern Europe
- Part Six Present and Future Challenges
- Index
- References
3 - Media, Journalism, and the Third Wave of Democratization in Former Communist Countries
from Part Two - Issues
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 September 2019
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Book contents
- Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989
- Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Maps
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Glossary
- Guide to the Pronunciation of Central and Southeast European Words
- Additional material
- Part One Introduction
- Part Two Issues
- 3 Media, Journalism, and the Third Wave of Democratization in Former Communist Countries
- 4 Economic Reforms and the Burdens of Transition
- 5 The War of Yugoslav Succession
- Part Three Central Europe
- Part Four Yugoslav Successor States
- Part Five Southeastern Europe
- Part Six Present and Future Challenges
- Index
- References
Summary
The conviction after communism’s overthrow in 1989–1992 that the regions’ countries would rapidly evolve into liberal democracies with reciprocally helpful media systems was unfounded. The expectations that the process of socio-political democratization would unfold in tandem with the professionalization of the media, i.e., the adoption and application of Western-like journalistic ethics and practices, was a highly idealized hope, lacking a realistic assessment of its contextual possibilities. In the aggregate, Western media and journalism models have not taken hold, even if, as pointed out, some individual exceptions to the rule are discernible.
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- Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989 , pp. 59 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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Further Reading
Dobek-Ostrowska, Bogusława, Głowacki, Michał, Jakubowicz, Karol, and Sükösd, Miklós. Comparative Media Systems: European and global perspectives (Budapest: Central European University Press, 2010).Google Scholar
Eberwein, Tobias, Fengler, Susanne, Lauk, Epp, and Leppik-Bork, Tanja (eds.). Mapping Media Accountability – In Europe and Beyond (Cologne: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2010).Google Scholar
Esser, Frank and Pfetsch, Barbara (eds.). Comparing Political Communication: Theories, cases, and challenges (Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004).Google Scholar
Popescu, Mariana (with Tania Gosselin and José Santana Pereira). European Media Systems Survey 2010: Results and documentation (Colchester: Department of Government, University of Essex, 2011), at www.mediasystemsineurope.org.Google Scholar
Psychogiopoulou, Evangelia. Understanding Media Policies: A European perspective (Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).Google Scholar
Rantanen, Terhi. “A Critique of the Systems Approaches in Comparative Media Research: A Central and Eastern European perspective,” in Global Media and Communication, 9(3) (2013), pp. 257–277.Google Scholar
Russ-Mohl, Stephan. “‘Fake News’ and Disinformation in Eastern Europe,” European Journalism Observatory (19 April 2018), at https://en.ejo.ch/specialist-journalism/fake-news-and-disinformation-in-eastern-europe.Google Scholar
Terzis, Georgios. European Media Governance: National and regional dimensions (Chicago, IL: Intellect Books, 2008).Google Scholar
Voltmer, Katrin. The Media in Transitional Democracies (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2013).Google Scholar
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