Media policy / M. politics is a term describing all
legislation
Legislation is the process or result of enrolled bill, enrolling, enactment of a bill, enacting, or promulgation, promulgating laws by a legislature, parliament, or analogous Government, governing body. Before an item of legislation becomes law i ...
and political action directed towards
regulating the
media, especially
mass media
Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.
Broadcast media transmit information ...
, and the
media industry. Those actions will usually be prompted by pressures from
public opinion or from industry
interest groups.
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Print media,
public radio
Public broadcasting involves radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing ...
and television
broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution (business), distribution of sound, audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic medium (communication), mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum (radio ...
,
mobile communications
Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inquir ...
all converge in the
digital infrastructure A data infrastructure is a digital infrastructure promoting data sharing and consumption.
Similarly to other infrastructures, it is a structure needed for the operation of a society as well as the services and facilities necessary for an economy t ...
. This
digitalisation produces markets that still lack consistent and rigorous
regulation
Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. For ...
. In instances where regulations exist, technical innovations outpace and overtake existing rules and give rise to illegal activities like
copyright violations. This has to be dealt with to defend
intellectual property rights
Intellectual property (IP) is a category of property that includes intangible creations of the human intellect. There are many types of intellectual property, and some countries recognize more than others. The best-known types are patents, cop ...
(see e.g.
Digital Economy Act 2010)
Media politics is the subject of studies in
media research
Media studies is a discipline (academia), discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media (communication), media; in particular, the mass media. Media Studies may draw on traditions from both the s ...
and
cultural studies
Cultural studies is an interdisciplinary field that examines the political dynamics of contemporary culture (including popular culture) and its historical foundations. Cultural studies researchers generally investigate how cultural practices re ...
.
Conflicting interests
Liberal media policy is adversely affected by the fact that political success itself hinges critically on favorable comments in the media, see
politico-media complex
The politico-media complex (PMC, also referred to as the political-media complex) is a name given to the network of relationships between a state's political and ruling classes and its media industry. It may also encompass other interest groups, ...
.
Social media
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See also
References
External links
*{{cite web, url=http://www.uky.edu/AS/PoliSci/Peffley/pdf/ZallerTheoryofMediaPolitics%2810-99%29.pdf, title=A Theory of Media Politics / How the Interests of Politicians, Journalists, and Citizens Shape the News (draft), author=John Zaller, publisher=University of Chicago Press, year=1999
Mass media
Policy