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The Values of Public Service Media in the Internet Society

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Brings together 40 scholars from three continents to discuss Public Service Media
  • Explains how Public Service Media generates social, cultural, democratic and economic value
  • Considers the most significant challenges and opportunities facing Public Service Media

Part of the book series: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business (GMPB)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Introduction. The Values of Public Service Media in the Internet Society

      • Marta Rodríguez-Castro, Francisco Campos-Freire, Miguel Túñez-López
      Pages 3-20
  3. Innovation Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
    2. Public Service Media in the Age of Platformization of Culture and Society

      • Tiziano Bonini Baldini, Miguel Túñez-López, Almudena Barrientos Báez
      Pages 45-58
    3. Are Public Service Media Necessary in the Transmedia Era?

      • Esteban Galán-Cubillo, María Soler-Campillo, Javier Marzal-Felici
      Pages 77-91
    4. Public Service Media and Blockchain Technology: First Thoughts

      • Juan Carlos Miguel-de-Bustos, Jessica Izquierdo-Castillo
      Pages 93-110
  4. Governance and Regulation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
    2. The Governance of Public Service Media for the Internet Society

      • Francisco Campos-Freire, Martín Vaz-Álvarez, María José Ufarte Ruiz
      Pages 129-154
    3. Canadian Communication Policies in the Post-Netflix Era

      • Michel Sénécal, Éric George
      Pages 155-172
    4. Public Service Media Interventions: Risk and the Market

      • Marta Rodríguez-Castro, Caitriona Noonan, Phil Ramsey
      Pages 173-191
    5. Media and the Internet Access Providers in an Era of Convergence

      • Pierre-Jean Benghozi, Françoise Benhamou
      Pages 193-213
  5. Democratic Reinforcement

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 215-215
    2. The Challenge of Media and Information Literacy for Public Service Media

      • José Manuel Pérez Tornero, Alton Grizzle, Cristina M. Pulido, Sally S. Tayie
      Pages 247-273
    3. Electoral Debates in Television and Democratic Quality: Value Indicators

      • Iván Puentes-Rivera, Paulo-Carlos López-López, José Rúas-Araújo
      Pages 275-292
    4. Trends on the Relationship Between Public Service Media Organizations and Their Audiences

      • Carmen Costa-Sánchez, Barbara Mazza, Ana Gabriela Frazão-Nogueira
      Pages 293-308

About this book

This book provides a global overview of the challenges and opportunities faced by Public Service Media (PSM) organizations, including the increasing power of digital platforms, changing consumption habits, and reforms on funding models. In order to survive in the new, transforming media ecosystem, PSM organizations need to retain their core values whilst also embracing new values stemming from society’s increasingly complex communication needs and value systems. The contributions of 40 authors from three continents are grouped into three areas in which PSM organizations can create value: innovation, governance and relation to the market, and democratic reinforcement. The book illustrates how PSM can create value for different stakeholders, in different contexts, and through different methods. Contributing to a better understanding of the role of PSM in current media systems, PSM is shown as a key agent for the development of the public sphere and democratic societies.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Communication Sciences, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    Miguel Túñez-López, Francisco Campos-Freire, Marta Rodríguez-Castro

About the editors

Miguel Túñez-López is Professor at the Department of the Communication Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

 Francisco Campos-Freire is Professor of Journalism in the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

 Marta Rodríguez-Castro is a PhD candidate at the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Values of Public Service Media in the Internet Society

  • Editors: Miguel Túñez-López, Francisco Campos-Freire, Marta Rodríguez-Castro

  • Series Title: Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56466-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56465-0Published: 17 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56468-1Published: 18 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56466-7Published: 16 March 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2634-6192

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-6206

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 335

  • Number of Illustrations: 11 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Media and Communication, Media Policy, Digital/New Media

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