MedieKultur: Journal of media and communication research, 2006
Inspired by Michael Schudson, four types of historically informed citizenship (cast in the cartoo... more Inspired by Michael Schudson, four types of historically informed citizenship (cast in the cartoon characters of The Simpsons) are presented, developing gradually in an ongoing struggle between liberal and communitarian politics. The four types are succesive in time, but not mutually exclusive. Based on data from the MODINET project, we claim that the Danish Simpsons are somewhat more trusting and associational than their American counterparts. The Marges, Homers, Lisas, and Barts of Denmark live together in a relatively peaceful Institution of Citizens' Affairs (ICA), supplemen- ting one another rather than struggling between communitarian and liberal codes of conduct. Public service media has played an important part in these processes.
It is commonly believed that the Nordic countries, in general, and the Scandinavian coun- tries, ... more It is commonly believed that the Nordic countries, in general, and the Scandinavian coun- tries, in particular, are so much alike that they constitute a common media system - of- ten termed democratic-corporatist. But a review of recent studies on power and democ- racy in Sweden, Norway and Denmark shows that there is most probably no such thing as one
... In OE Andersen (Ed.), Nye kurver i medialandskabet en analyse af mediaudbud og -forbrug i Dan... more ... In OE Andersen (Ed.), Nye kurver i medialandskabet en analyse af mediaudbud og -forbrug i Danmark 1994-2004 (s. 239 s.). Frederiksberg: Forlaget Markedsføring. Lund, Anker Brink. (2005b). ... Göteborg: Nordicom. Rogers, Everett M. (1995). ...
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it al... more News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it also shapes how actors behave. Previous studies suggest that media presence, by way of shaping public and policy perceptions, influence how well nonprofits are able to raise funds and mobilize human resources. Yet, we are lacking insights into how the third sector is actually framed in the media, in particular with regard to innovation, which increasingly complements the more traditional functions of advocacy and service provision. To find out, we performed a longitudinal content analysis and an in-depth framing analysis on national and regional newspapers from nine European countries. The analyses demonstrate that third sector activities, especially those related to social innovation, are largely ignored. We find no systematic evidence that crises increase news attention to nonprofit activities. The third sector is becoming more newsworthy when it co-engages with government and business a...
The demonopolization of public service radio and television in Europe has brought about tougher c... more The demonopolization of public service radio and television in Europe has brought about tougher competition in market terms. This, in turn, has made the conduct of broadcasters more businesslike. Public regulators, therefore, have attempted to secure programme diversity at a higher level than would be the case under strict commercial conditions. In Scandinavia, one important way of doing this has been to license hybrid channels that, while being financed by advertising, are at the same time acting under public service obligations with nationwide, terrestrial must-carry privileges. The authors evaluate these regulatory measures on data from Norway, Sweden and Denmark in terms of audience share and open and reflexive diversity, and conclude that the Scandinavian way of conducting co-regulation could serve as an inspiration to regulators around the world — especially in EU member states.
The citizen is the X of political calculus: the great unknown without whom it is difficult to jus... more The citizen is the X of political calculus: the great unknown without whom it is difficult to justify representative and public opinion-driven democracy. Institutional legitimacy rests upon the argument that ordinary men and women are capable of taking part in communal matters, saturated by social norms defining how individuals are expected to act collectively as good citizens. In current debates – among scholars as well as journalists – X is discussed primarily in order to document how poorly current affairs live up to the ideals of informed citizenship, loosely defined as a set of deliberative norms partly traceable back to the agora of antiquity, partly to the dawning of the European liberalism, and partly to the American Progressive Era of the early 20th century. This article challenges not only this nostalgic view that postulates a historical fall of public man, but also the futuristic optimists that hails the new technology as a liberator of democratic participation.
MedieKultur: Journal of media and communication research, 2006
Inspired by Michael Schudson, four types of historically informed citizenship (cast in the cartoo... more Inspired by Michael Schudson, four types of historically informed citizenship (cast in the cartoon characters of The Simpsons) are presented, developing gradually in an ongoing struggle between liberal and communitarian politics. The four types are succesive in time, but not mutually exclusive. Based on data from the MODINET project, we claim that the Danish Simpsons are somewhat more trusting and associational than their American counterparts. The Marges, Homers, Lisas, and Barts of Denmark live together in a relatively peaceful Institution of Citizens' Affairs (ICA), supplemen- ting one another rather than struggling between communitarian and liberal codes of conduct. Public service media has played an important part in these processes.
It is commonly believed that the Nordic countries, in general, and the Scandinavian coun- tries, ... more It is commonly believed that the Nordic countries, in general, and the Scandinavian coun- tries, in particular, are so much alike that they constitute a common media system - of- ten termed democratic-corporatist. But a review of recent studies on power and democ- racy in Sweden, Norway and Denmark shows that there is most probably no such thing as one
... In OE Andersen (Ed.), Nye kurver i medialandskabet en analyse af mediaudbud og -forbrug i Dan... more ... In OE Andersen (Ed.), Nye kurver i medialandskabet en analyse af mediaudbud og -forbrug i Danmark 1994-2004 (s. 239 s.). Frederiksberg: Forlaget Markedsføring. Lund, Anker Brink. (2005b). ... Göteborg: Nordicom. Rogers, Everett M. (1995). ...
VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations
News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it al... more News reporting typically has a dual function: it mirrors what is going on in real life, but it also shapes how actors behave. Previous studies suggest that media presence, by way of shaping public and policy perceptions, influence how well nonprofits are able to raise funds and mobilize human resources. Yet, we are lacking insights into how the third sector is actually framed in the media, in particular with regard to innovation, which increasingly complements the more traditional functions of advocacy and service provision. To find out, we performed a longitudinal content analysis and an in-depth framing analysis on national and regional newspapers from nine European countries. The analyses demonstrate that third sector activities, especially those related to social innovation, are largely ignored. We find no systematic evidence that crises increase news attention to nonprofit activities. The third sector is becoming more newsworthy when it co-engages with government and business a...
The demonopolization of public service radio and television in Europe has brought about tougher c... more The demonopolization of public service radio and television in Europe has brought about tougher competition in market terms. This, in turn, has made the conduct of broadcasters more businesslike. Public regulators, therefore, have attempted to secure programme diversity at a higher level than would be the case under strict commercial conditions. In Scandinavia, one important way of doing this has been to license hybrid channels that, while being financed by advertising, are at the same time acting under public service obligations with nationwide, terrestrial must-carry privileges. The authors evaluate these regulatory measures on data from Norway, Sweden and Denmark in terms of audience share and open and reflexive diversity, and conclude that the Scandinavian way of conducting co-regulation could serve as an inspiration to regulators around the world — especially in EU member states.
The citizen is the X of political calculus: the great unknown without whom it is difficult to jus... more The citizen is the X of political calculus: the great unknown without whom it is difficult to justify representative and public opinion-driven democracy. Institutional legitimacy rests upon the argument that ordinary men and women are capable of taking part in communal matters, saturated by social norms defining how individuals are expected to act collectively as good citizens. In current debates – among scholars as well as journalists – X is discussed primarily in order to document how poorly current affairs live up to the ideals of informed citizenship, loosely defined as a set of deliberative norms partly traceable back to the agora of antiquity, partly to the dawning of the European liberalism, and partly to the American Progressive Era of the early 20th century. This article challenges not only this nostalgic view that postulates a historical fall of public man, but also the futuristic optimists that hails the new technology as a liberator of democratic participation.
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