This chapter addresses the evolution of media and communication concentration, its causes,
and its consequences. The political relevance of this perennial problem has amplified over …

This chapter investigates to what extent leading news media advocate investigative
journalism and perform appropriately their watchdog function, assuming that in various …

This chapter explores the remarkable persistence of media concentration across decades,
and even centuries, as well as across media types and communication technologies …

This chapter addresses the merits and limitations of media transparency, both theoretically
and, on a case-by-case basis, empirically. The concept of transparency has become a …

Based on evidence from the 18 countries included in the 2021 Media for Democracy Monitor
(MDM), this chapter provides the first comparative analysis of whether and how the issue of …

Issues of women's underrepresentation and invisibility in news content and limited access to
managerial and decision-making positions, as well as a gendered division of labour in news …

Based on six newsroom surveys, this article analyzes the history of digital German
journalism. The surveys cover a period of 17 years (1997–2014). Periodizing the history of …

This study explores the potential of cross-publisher bundled offers as a strategy for
increasing subscription sales in digital journalism. While innovative forms of bundling are an …

Codes of ethics are one of the most widespread instruments of (self-) regulation for
journalistic activity, pointing out the best professional practices and ethical standards to be …

This chapter takes as its starting point an indicator for the diversity of news formats from the
2021 Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) project as an important feature for plurality of …