Mediterranean Media Systems in the Age of Unrest

Focusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges which may indicate a profession under duress.

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Theodora A. Maniou is Assistant Professor in Journalism at the Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus. She holds a PhD in Journalism (Aristotle University, Greece) and worked as a journalist for several years prior to her academic appointment. Her research in recent years has focused on issues regarding journalism practice and press freedom in different media systems.

Inhalt

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Introduction: Why journalism in the European South matters...

Part A: Theoretical Aspects

Chapter 2: The relationship between journalism and politics in Mediterranean media systems: New habits, old practices?

Chapter 3: Journalism and the economic crisis: Towards new models of labor in the European South

Chapter 4: The pursuit of press freedom in the European South

Chapter 5: Corruption and the pursuit of investigative journalism

Chapter 6: Journalism ethics in the age of unrest

Part B: Empirical Aspects

Chapter 7: The case of Greece

Chapter 8: The case of Cyprus

Chapter 9: The case of Malta

Chapter 10: Conclusions - Journalism under attack: Challenges ahead in Mediterranean media systems

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