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2. Public Service Broadcasting and Democracy: Main Research Topics and Suggestions for the Future

Author : Manuel Goyanes

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This chapter provides a review of the main research topics in Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) that have been discussed in the last years, such as digitalization and new technologies development, business model and funding, policies and regulation, and public value and citizen interest. Based on this thematic summary, this chapter offers suggestions on how to move forward in PSB research and identifies some of the main challenges and limitations on this area of inquiry.

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Title: Public Service Broadcasting and Democracy: Main Research Topics and Suggestions for the Future
Author: Manuel Goyanes
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: The Values of Public Service Media in the Internet Society
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-56465-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-56466-7

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56466-7_2