Comparing Media Systems
@inproceedings{Hallin2004ComparingMS, title={Comparing Media Systems}, author={Daniel C. Hallin and Paolo Mancini}, year={2004} }
In this chapter we propose a framework for comparing media systems. We propose, specifically, four major dimensions according to which media systems in Western Europe and North America can usefully be compared: (1) the development of media markets, with particular emphasis on the strong or weak development of a mass circulation press; (2) political parallelism; that is, the degree and nature of the links between the media and political parties or, more broadly, the extent to which the media…
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