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Comparing Czech and Slovak Council Newspapers' Policy and Regulation Development
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Abstract Council newspapers form an integral part of European media systems and, as such, have been analysed for their important contribution to the development of local politics. However, despite a recognition of the media’s important democratic function in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Eu... view more
Council newspapers form an integral part of European media systems and, as such, have been analysed for their important contribution to the development of local politics. However, despite a recognition of the media’s important democratic function in the transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) after the fall of socialism, the consideration of council newspapers’ political role in the Czech Republic and Slovakia have been largely absent in debates
surrounding the development of regulatory frameworks until recently. Interestingly, debates regarding local government transparency emerged recently (2011) in the United Kingdom, resulting in the Code of recommended practice on local authority publicity, underscoring the importance of this issue. However, developments in the aforementioned situations demonstrate divergent outcomes in such considerations: the British addressed the causes, the Czechs addressed
the symptoms, and the Slovaks have yet to make any headway. This article utilizes qualitative analysis of policy and regulation documents to compare the trajectories of media policy and regulation of council publicity in the Czech
Republic and Slovakia, ultimately contrasting it with developments in the UK, suggesting possible future trajectories for the development of this type of regulation in the CEE countries. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Czech Republic; Slovakia; Great Britain; print media; press; newspaper; daily paper; weekly; mass media; media policy; regulation; regulatory authority; statuary regulation; political influence; journalism; post-socialist country
Classification
Print Media
Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 62-75
Journal
Media and Communication, 3 (2015) 4
Issue topic
Turbulences of the Central and Eastern European Media
ISSN
2183-2439
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution