State Aid for Newspapers

Paul Clemens Murschetz, Mag.Dr.MSc. (rer.soc.oec.), born in Salzburg/Austria, is researcher for the ICT&S Center of Advanced Studies and Research in Information and Communication Technologies and Society at the University of Salzburg. Prior to this, he was Senior Visiting Lecturer for the University of Westminster’s School of Media, Arts and Design (Department of Journalism and Mass Communication) and Adjunct Associate Professor of business administration for the University of New York, Tirana. Paul also held a W2-Professorship position in media management at the private University CBS-Cologne Business School (University of Applied Sciences) in Germany. Paul is member of the German Association of Communication (DGPuK), and the European Media Management Education Association (EMMEA). Paul earned his PhD. in business management from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (1989/1992), and an MSc. in media and communication studies from the London School of Economicsand Political Science (1996).

• Preface.- Part I: Introduction.- 1 Context, Purpose and Structure of the Book.- 2 State Aid for Newspapers.- Part II: Theories.- 3 State Support for News.- 4 Industrial Subsidies.- 5 Newspaper Subsidies and Journalistic Quality.- 6 State Aid to the Press in the EU.- 7 Press Governance.- Part III: Cases and Actions.- 8 Australia: State Aid to Newspapers.- 9 Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design.- 10 Belgium: Big Changes in a Small News Economy.- 11 Bulgaria: Press Subsidies in the Shadows.- 12 Finland: The Rise and Fall of a Democratic Subsidy Scheme.- 13 France: Press Subsidies.- 14 Germany: Evaluating Alternatives to Finance Quality Journalism.- 15 Greece: Press Subsidies in Turmoil.- 16 Hungary: The State as Strong Media Governor.- 17 The Netherlands: Initiatives to Subsidize Press Innovation.- 18 Russia: Subsidies Between Industry Support and State Control.- 19 Sweden: State Support to Newspapers in Transition.- 20 Switzerland: The Role of Swiss Post in Indirect Press Support.- 21 United Kingdom: Subsidies and Democratic Deficits in Local News.- 22 United States: American Exceptionalism.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 23 State Aid for Newspapers: A Summary Assessment.