Up in the Air? : : The Future of Public Service Media in the Western Balkans / / ed. by Tarik Jusić, Laia Castro Herrero, Davor Marko, Manuel Puppis.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Central European University Press eBook-Package 2021
• MitwirkendeR: Ahmetašević, Nidžara,; Bajomi-Lázár, Péter,; Bino, Blerjana,; Głowacki, Michał,; Hadžiristić, Tea,; Herrero, Laia Castro,; Jusić, Tarik,; Kovačič, Melita Poler,; Lowe, Gregory Ferrell,; Marko, Davor,; Micevski, Igor,; Micova, Sally Broughton,; Miftari, Naser,; Milosavljević, Marko,; Murphy, Kenneth,; Peruško, Zrinjka,; Puppis, Manuel,; Ružić, Nataša,; Thomass, Barbara,; Trpevska, Snežana,
• HerausgeberIn: Castro Herrero, Laia,; Jusić, Tarik,; Marko, Davor,; Puppis, Manuel,
• Place / Publishing House: Budapest ;, New York : : Central European University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)

The agenda for transition after the demise of communism in the Western Balkans made the conversion of state radio and television into public service broadcasters a priority, converting mouthpieces of the regime into public forums in which various interests and standpoints could be shared and deliberated. There is general agreement that this endeavor has not been a success. Formally, the countries adopted the legal and institutional requirements of public service media according to European standards. The ruling political elites, however, retained their control over the public media by various means. Can this trend be reversed? Instead of being marginalized or totally manipulated, can public service media become vehicles of genuine democratization? A comparison of public service media in seven countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia) addresses these important questions.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 Challenges and Prospects of Public Service Broadcasting in the Western Balkans -- PART I WESTERN BALKAN MEDIA SYSTEMS -- CHAPTER 2 Public Service Media in Albania: RTSH’s Reforming Struggles -- CHAPTER 3 The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- CHAPTER 4 The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Croatia -- CHAPTER 5 The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Kosovo -- CHAPTER 6 The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Montenegro -- CHAPTER 7 Four Normative Principles for Participatory Public Service Model in North Macedonia -- CHAPTER 8 The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in Serbia -- PART II COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES -- CHAPTER 9 The Iron Law of Public Service Television -- CHAPTER 10 Overcoming Path Dependencies in Public Service Broadcasting Developments in Southeast Europe -- CHAPTER 11 Public Service Broadcasting in Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans: Mission, Values and Challenges -- CHAPTER 12 Public Service Media in the Context of Adaptation and Change: A Call for Organizational Culture Analysis -- CHAPTER 13 Between the Hammer and the Anvil: Public Service Broadcasters in the Western Balkans Squeezed Between Commercialization and Politicization -- CHAPTER 14 Digital Switchover and Public Service Media in the Western Balkans -- CHAPTER 15 Prospects for Post-Switchover Media Policy in the Western Balkan Countries -- CHAPTER 16 State of the Art and the Future of Public Service Media in the Western Balkans -- List of Contributors -- Index