
Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era
A Comparative Study
Irini Katsirea(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 20. May 2024
Book
Hardback
322 pages
978-0-19-885860-7 (ISBN)
Description
The processes of convergence and digitalization have altered the technological conditions in which the press operates. More than that, they have altered the environment in which the press stakes its claim to freedom and strives to protect its turf from other media players. The advent of internet-based services and applications has blurred the technological boundaries between the press, broadcasting, and telecommunications, challenging their regulatory silos.
Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: A Comparative Study assesses the extent to which the emergent regulatory model for online news media is shaped by analogies from the past, or rather by a newly prevalent culture of control. By interweaving two distinct strands of analysis - the concepts of press freedom and regulation, and the phenomena of convergence and digitalization - this book examines the key implications of digitalization and assesses the challenges for press freedom in the nascent digital news ecosystem.
Drawing upon decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), as well as from cases in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, this comparative work comprehensively explores the regulation of the press in the digital era and the impact of the proliferating media laws, policies, and jurisprudence on press freedom. Irini Katsirea identifies the regulatory ruptures that persist and makes concrete and timely recommendations for the evolving online news ecosystem.
Press Freedom and Regulation in a Digital Era: A Comparative Study assesses the extent to which the emergent regulatory model for online news media is shaped by analogies from the past, or rather by a newly prevalent culture of control. By interweaving two distinct strands of analysis - the concepts of press freedom and regulation, and the phenomena of convergence and digitalization - this book examines the key implications of digitalization and assesses the challenges for press freedom in the nascent digital news ecosystem.
Drawing upon decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), as well as from cases in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, this comparative work comprehensively explores the regulation of the press in the digital era and the impact of the proliferating media laws, policies, and jurisprudence on press freedom. Irini Katsirea identifies the regulatory ruptures that persist and makes concrete and timely recommendations for the evolving online news ecosystem.
Reviews / Votes
There is much more in that vein in the book, which will predispose all freedom-loving readers to welcoming this important contribution to a subject whose importance is unlikely to diminish in the near future. * Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers' Association * This book will be especially useful for Americans unfamiliar with European media policies. * D. Caristi, CHOICE * The volume is an important contribution to the modern interpretation of press freedom. It clearly shows the author's commitment to defending the freedom of the press as broadly as possible. * Andras Koltay, Journal of Media Law * The volume is an important contribution to the modern interpretation of press freedom. It clearly shows the author's commitment to defending the freedom of the press as broadly as possible. * Andras Koltay, Journal of Media Law *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
648 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-885860-7 (9780198858607)
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Person
Irini Katsirea is Reader in International Media Law at the University of Sheffield. She has studied at the Free University of Berlin, the University of Leicester and Magdalene College, Cambridge. Her research interests are in the areas of International and Comparative Media Law and Policy. She is the author of Public Broadcasting and European Law: A Comparative Examination of Public Service Obligations in Six Member States (Kluwer, 2008) and of Cultural Diversity and European Integration in Conflict and in Harmony (Ant. N. Sakkoulas, 2001).
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Reader in International Media LawReader in International Media Law, University of Sheffield
Content
1: Introduction
PART I THEORY OF PRESS FREEDOM AND REGULATION
2: Divergent Regulation, Convergent Media
3: The Notion of the Press Now and Then
4: The Notion of Press Freedom Now and Then
PART II PRESS FREEDOM AND REGULATION IN PRACTICE
5: Regulating the Press for Accuracy and Objectivity
6: Search Engines, Online Archives, and the Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten')
7: Holding Online News Websites Liable for User Comments
8: Regulating Online Newspapers' Video Content
9: Regulating Public Service Broadcasting's Press-like Content
10: Conclusion
PART I THEORY OF PRESS FREEDOM AND REGULATION
2: Divergent Regulation, Convergent Media
3: The Notion of the Press Now and Then
4: The Notion of Press Freedom Now and Then
PART II PRESS FREEDOM AND REGULATION IN PRACTICE
5: Regulating the Press for Accuracy and Objectivity
6: Search Engines, Online Archives, and the Right to Erasure ('Right to be Forgotten')
7: Holding Online News Websites Liable for User Comments
8: Regulating Online Newspapers' Video Content
9: Regulating Public Service Broadcasting's Press-like Content
10: Conclusion