{"product_id":"media-compass-isbn-9781394196241","title":"Media Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extensive and inclusive account of the media environments of 45 countries worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes,\u003c\/i\u003e an international team of prominent scholars examines both long-term media systems and fluctuating trends in media usage around the world. Integrating country-specific summaries and cross-cutting studies of geopolitical regions, this interdisciplinary reference work describes key elements in the political, social, demographic, cultural, and economic conditions of media infrastructures and public communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnabling the mapping of media landscapes internationally, \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass\u003c\/i\u003e contains up-to-date empirical surveys of individual countries and regions, as well as cross-country comparisons of particular areas of public communication. 45 entries, each guiding readers from a general summary to a more in-depth discussion of a country’s specific media landscape, address formative conditions and circumstances, historical background and development, current issues and challenges, and more.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to facilitate quick lookup of individual entries, as well as comparative readings of a country’s position in the wider media environment, \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable addition to libraries and institutions of higher education, and a must-read volume for students, educators, scholars, and practitioners working in communication and media studies, journalism, and media production. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Media Compass: Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAljosha Karim Schapals and Christian Pentzold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Austria: Losing Long-Term Media Market Stability 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosef Seethaler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Belgium: Media Ownership and Journalism Cultures at the Crossroads of Three Language Communities in a Complex Political Landscape 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHanne Vandenberghe and Karin Raeymaeckers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Czech Republic: Still on a Path to Realizing the Importance of Media 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLenka Waschková Císarova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Denmark: Balancing National Culture and Global Competition 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHenrik Bodker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 France: Toward an Illiberal Media Landscape? 47\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre-Emmanuel Guigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Germany: A Structurally Differentiated Media Market 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohanna Wolleschensky and Annika Sehl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Hungary: One Country, Two Media Systems 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGábor Polyák and Ágnes Urbán\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Italy: The Persistence of Political Partisanship in an Evolving Media Landscape 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlessio Cornia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Netherlands: A Diverse Media Landscape with High Audience Trust 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan Vermeer and Tim Groot Kormelink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Norway: Media Welfare in a Small Nation 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaroline Andrea Ihlebak, Tine Ustad Figenschou, and Ragnhild Kr. Olsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Poland: A Media System under Pressure from Politicization and Polarization 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJacek Mikucki, Katarzyna Gajlewicz-Korab, Maria Loszewska-Olowska, and Lukasz Szurminski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Russia: A Dance with Authoritarianism 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSofya Glazunova\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Spain: A Fast-Changing Media Landscape 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfonso Vara-Miguel and Ángel Arrese\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Switzerland: Mounting Pressure on Journalism in a Small Media System 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eColin Porlezza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Turkey: Rethinking Ideology in Turkey's Media Environment 161\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaner Dogan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 United Kingdom: Changing Markets, Changing Audiences, and a Changing Product 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Jewell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Ukraine: Maintaining a Resilient Media Ecosystem in Wartime 181\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlga Boichak and Vadym Miskyi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Argentina: Poor Income and Political Interests in the Media System 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuillermo Mastrini and Agustín Espada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Brazil: From Media Clientelism to Digital Platforms' Threats 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMathias-Felipe de-Lima-Santos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Canada: A Challenged Media Ecosystem 219\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeth Rochester, Alfred Hermida, and Mary-Lynn Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Chile: Exploring the Media Landscape in the Digital Age 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kimber and Ricardo Leiva\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Colombia: Media Ownership Concentration and Violence against Journalists in the Landscape 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVíctor García-Perdomo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Mexico: Diversity and Journalistic Resilience amid Propaganda and Violence 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulio Juárez-Gámiz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 United States: Exploring the Implications of Polarization, Platforms, and Private Funding 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Jenkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Venezuela: Total Collapse and Aftermath of the Media Landscape 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Marchesi and Jairo Lugo-Ocando\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Azerbaijan: A Post-Soviet Media in Limbo 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIlgar Seyidov\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 China: A Diverse and Complex Media Landscape 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShixin Ivy Zhang, Jianan Zhu, and Yijiao Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Hong Kong: Media Transformations under Democratic Backsliding 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis Leung and Michael Chan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 India: Print Media Thrives in the World's Largest Democracy 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeb Aikat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Indonesia: An Evolving Media Landscape 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVidi Sukmayadi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Israel: A Media System under Siege 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmit M. Schejter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Japan: Exploring Historical Legacies, Political Interdependencies, and Digital Transformation 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYosuke Buchmeier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Lebanon: Media Diversity and Polarization: A Model for Confrontation 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZahera Harb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Philippines: Media as a Contested Site for Liberation and Domination 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarljohnson Anacin and Earvin Charles Cabalquinto\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 United Arab Emirates: Media as Voices of National Consensus 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammad Ayish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Singapore: Navigating Media Regulation and Digitization 390\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhang Hao Goh, Matthew Chee Han Chew, and Edson C. Tandoc, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Egypt: Paradoxical Media Dynamics of Containment and Instability 398\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHanan Badr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Ethiopia: Media Landscape, Emerging Trends, and Future Prospects 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTéwodros W. Workneh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Kenya: From a Checkered Press History to an Ever-Expanding Digital Media Ecology 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Kibarabara and David Cheruiyot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Namibia: A Critical Reflection on the Postapartheid Mediascapes in Namibia 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdmire Mare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Nigeria: A Dynamic Media Space in Africa 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdeyanju Apejoye and Bruce Mutsvairo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 South Africa: Media Freedom, Responsibilities, and Challenges 453\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerman Wasserman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Tunisia: An Unfinished Media System Transition 463\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarola Richter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Australia: One of the World's Most Concentrated Media Markets 473\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAljosha Karim Schapals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 New Zealand: An Unregulated, Concentrated, and Financially Fragile Media System 483\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerja Myllylahti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 494\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAljosha Karim Schapals\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Journalism, School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia, where he is Chief Investigator in the Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC). He is Reviews Editor for\u003ci\u003e Media International Australia \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of \u003ci\u003ePeripheral Actors in Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published articles in journals including \u003ci\u003eDigital Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournalism Practice\u003c\/i\u003e, and served as Lead Editor of \u003ci\u003eDigitizing Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristian Pentzold\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair and Professor of Media and Communication, Department for Communication and Media Studies, Leipzig University, Germany. He has published widely in journals such as \u003ci\u003eMedia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCulture \u0026amp; Society, New Media \u0026amp; Society, Digital Journalism,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConvergence\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited several books including the\u003ci\u003e Handbook of Peer Production\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the Wiley-Blackwell \u003ci\u003eHandbooks in Communication and Media \u003c\/i\u003eseries.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extensive and inclusive account of the media environments of 45 countries worldwide\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes,\u003c\/i\u003e an international team of prominent scholars examines both long-term media systems and fluctuating trends in media usage around the world. Integrating country-specific summaries and cross-cutting studies of geopolitical regions, this interdisciplinary reference work describes key elements in the political, social, demographic, cultural, and economic conditions of media infrastructures and public communication. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnabling the mapping of media landscapes internationally, \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass\u003c\/i\u003e contains up-to-date empirical surveys of individual countries and regions, as well as cross-country comparisons of particular areas of public communication. 45 entries, each guiding readers from a general summary to a more in-depth discussion of a country’s specific media landscape, address formative conditions and circumstances, historical background and development, current issues and challenges, and more.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to facilitate quick lookup of individual entries, as well as comparative readings of a country’s position in the wider media environment, \u003ci\u003eMedia Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable addition to libraries and institutions of higher education, and a must-read volume for students, educators, scholars, and practitioners working in communication and media studies, journalism, and media production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989598421221,"sku":"NP9781394196241","price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781394196241.jpg?v=1761784753","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/media-compass-isbn-9781394196241","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}