The Future of Journalism and Challenges for Media Development
Are we exporting a model that no longer works at home
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12909550 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bettina Peters (0000-0002-8611-2016, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 268-273 |
| Publication date | 2010-04-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journalism Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17512781003760535 |
| OpenAlex | W1488697791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 1 |
Large parts of media development work have focused on providing support to create privately owned, independent media in transition and developing countries. The accepted logic of many donor organisations has been that creating external pluralism, i.e. having many different private media companies operating in one country, is the best way to build democracy and to provide access and voice to citizens. Often the model of choice was the one that has dominated the media landscapes of the United States and Europe since the Second World War: privately owned media funded through advertising and sales revenues. But as advertising income dwindles for traditional media and as newspapers close at alarming rates, the question arises whether promoting this business model in the developing world is the right way forward. In developing a response to this question, this article explains how media assistance has developed, identifies the main characteristics of the current crisis in journalism in the developed world and indicates how some of the experience gained in media development can help to provide answers to the current crisis. Media development itself has come a long way in recent years and today adopts a more holistic approach that focuses not only on building private media but recognises the need for legal reform, civil society involvement, enhanced professional capacity, strengthened institutions that support media freedom and development of technical media infrastructure
Advertising · Business · Civil society · Democracy · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Freedom of the press · Journalism · Media management · Media relations · Newspaper · Pluralism (philosophy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Revenue · Work (physics · African history and culture studies · African studies and sociopolitical issues · Engineering · Law · Media Influence and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |