Media in Europe Today

Josef Trappel is professor of media policy and media economics at the University of Salzburg.Werner A. Meier is a senior researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Mass Communication and Media Research at the University of Zurich.Leen d'Haenens is associate professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands.Jeanette Steemers is professor in the School of Media, Arts, and Design at the University of Westminster, Harrow.Barbara Thomass is professor in the Institute for Media Studies at Ruhr University.

• Introduction, Denis McQuail Comparing Media Systems: The European Dimension – Barbara Thomass and Hans J. Kleinsteuber Newspapers: Adapting and Experimenting –  Anker Brink Lund, Karin Raeymaeckers and Josef Trappel Radio: A Resilient Medium – Hans J. Kleinsteuber Commercial Television: Business in Transition – Laura Bergés Saura and Gunn Sara Enli Online Media: Changing Provision of News – Josef Trappel and Gunn Sara Enli Deficits and Potentials of the Public Spheres – Barbara Thomass Media Serving Democracy – Hannu Nieminen and Josef Trappel From Media Regulation to Democratic Media Governance – Werner A. Meier Media Industries: Ownership, Copyright and Regulation – Elena Vartanova, Laura Bergés Saura, Jeanette Steemers and Stylianos Papathanassopoulos From Public Service Broadcasting to Public Service Media – Leen d’Haenens, Helena Sousa and Olof Hultén Changing Practices of Journalism – Aukse Balcytiene, Karin Raeymaeckers and Elena Vartanova Media and Ethnic Minorities – Leen d’Haenens and Tristan Mattelart Europe as World News Leader – Jeremy Tunstall