Explaining the De Facto Independence of Public Broadcasters

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ID6228145
AuthorsChris Hanretty (0000-0002-8932-9405, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume40
Issue1
Pages75-89
Publication date2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s000712340999024x
OpenAlexW2102458960
LanguageEN
Citations received29
References cited29

Institutions operating beyond direct control of government, such as central banks, constitutional courts and public broadcasters, enjoy guarantees of de jure independence, but de jure independence is no guarantee of de facto independence. This is especially so for public broadcasting, where cultural variables are often assumed to be decisive. In this article, the de jure and de facto independence of thirty-six public service broadcasters world-wide are operationalized, and de jure independence is found to explain a high degree of de facto independence when account is taken of the size of the market for news. Other variables considered in previous literature – such as bureaucratic partisanship and the polarization of the party system – are not found to be significant

Bureaucracy · De facto · Economics · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Operationalization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Statistics · Corruption and Economic Development · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

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