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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

PSM Contribution to Democracy: News, Editorial Standards and Informed Citizenship

Author : Stephen Cushion

Published in: Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter examines the questions that PSM face about their continued role and relevance against the backdrop of a fast-changing and increasingly commercialised media landscape. It examines the evidence about news produced by PSM and considers the implications for democracy in two ways. First, it draws on the latest academic scholarship to examine the evidence about whether PSM produce news that is distinctive from their market-driven rivals. Second, it considers how informative PSM coverage is compared to their commercial competitors. The chapter assesses the latest research to establish whether public or commercial media systems offer the most effective way of raising public knowledge about politics and public affairs.

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Metadata
Title
PSM Contribution to Democracy: News, Editorial Standards and Informed Citizenship
Author
Stephen Cushion
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-02709-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-02710-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02710-0_2