State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions
Heidelberg et al.: Springer (2013), xii, 402 pp.
Sample materials: https://www.ciando.com/img/books/extract/3642356915_lp.pdf
Series: Media Business and Innovation
ISBN 978-3-642-35691-9 (ebook); 978-3-642-35690-2 (print)
"This book provides a comprehensive analysis of today’s global challenges in the print news media’s struggle for survival. It presents current practices concerning government subsidies to newspapers for political, economic, and socio-cultural purposes against the background of declining readership and revenues, increased inter-media competition, austerity budgets imposed on national economies and shifting audience tastes. Using the insights of theoretical debates in the fields of media economics, media governance, and modern management theory, the book analyses these issues by investigating the power of government subsidies to shape and control newspaper markets. It brings together experts in these fields to combine theory with industry practices, aiming to help all parties involved to understand the complexity of issues and requirements necessary to preserve the social benefits of print media." (Publisher description)
I. STATE AID FOR NEWSPAPERS: AN INTRODUCTION
1 The Context, Purpose, and Structure of the Book / Paul Murschetz, 3
2 State Aid for Newspapers: First Theoretical Disputes / Paul Murschetz, 21
II. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
3 State Support for News: Why Subsidies? Why Now? What Kinds? / Robert G. Picard, 49
4 Industrial Subsidies: Surveying Macroeconomic Policy Approaches / Nikolaos Zahariadis, 59
5 Good Intentions, Bad Results: The Effects of Newspaper Subsidies on Journalistic Quality / Christian M. Wellbrock and Martin A. Leroch, 73
6 State Aid to the Press in the EU: Legal Issues and Trends / Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, 85
7 Press Governance: A New Concept for Analyzing Press Regulation / Manuel Puppis, 99
III. CASE STUDY EVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
8 Australia: State Aid to Newspapers-Not a Priority / Franco Papandrea and Matthew Ricketson, 115
9 Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design / Paul Murschetz and Matthias Karmasin, 133
10 Belgium: Big Changes in a Small News Economy / Ike Picone and Caroline Pauwels, 149
11 Bulgaria: Press Subsidies in the Shadows / Georgi Kantchev and Nelly Ognyanova, 163
12 Finland: The Rise and Fall of a Democratic Subsidy Scheme / Hannu Nieminen, Kaarle Nordenstreng, and Timo Harjuniemi, 179
13 France: Press Subsidies-Inefficient but Enduring / Matthieu Lardeau and Patrick Le Floch, 195
14 Germany: Evaluating Alternatives to Finance Quality Journalism / Castulus Kolo and Stephan Weichert, 215
15 Greece: Press Subsidies in Turmoil / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, 237
16 Hungary: The State as Strong Media Governor / Agnes Urban, 253
17 The Netherlands: Initiatives to Subsidise Press Innovation / Lou Lichtenberg and Leen d'Haenens, 271
18 Russia: Subsidies Between Industry Support and State Control / Mikhail Makeenko, 291
19 Sweden: State Support to Newspapers in Transition / Mart Ots, 307
20 Switzerland: The Role of Swiss Post in Indirect Press Support / Alfred Hugentobler and Christian Jaag, 323
21 United Kingdom: Subsidies and Democratic Deficits in Local News / David Baines, 337
22 The United States of America: Unfounded Fears of Press Subsidies / Victor Pickard, 357
IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
23 State Aid for Newspapers: A Summary Assessment / Paul Murschetz and Josef Trappel, 375
1 The Context, Purpose, and Structure of the Book / Paul Murschetz, 3
2 State Aid for Newspapers: First Theoretical Disputes / Paul Murschetz, 21
II. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
3 State Support for News: Why Subsidies? Why Now? What Kinds? / Robert G. Picard, 49
4 Industrial Subsidies: Surveying Macroeconomic Policy Approaches / Nikolaos Zahariadis, 59
5 Good Intentions, Bad Results: The Effects of Newspaper Subsidies on Journalistic Quality / Christian M. Wellbrock and Martin A. Leroch, 73
6 State Aid to the Press in the EU: Legal Issues and Trends / Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, 85
7 Press Governance: A New Concept for Analyzing Press Regulation / Manuel Puppis, 99
III. CASE STUDY EVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
8 Australia: State Aid to Newspapers-Not a Priority / Franco Papandrea and Matthew Ricketson, 115
9 Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design / Paul Murschetz and Matthias Karmasin, 133
10 Belgium: Big Changes in a Small News Economy / Ike Picone and Caroline Pauwels, 149
11 Bulgaria: Press Subsidies in the Shadows / Georgi Kantchev and Nelly Ognyanova, 163
12 Finland: The Rise and Fall of a Democratic Subsidy Scheme / Hannu Nieminen, Kaarle Nordenstreng, and Timo Harjuniemi, 179
13 France: Press Subsidies-Inefficient but Enduring / Matthieu Lardeau and Patrick Le Floch, 195
14 Germany: Evaluating Alternatives to Finance Quality Journalism / Castulus Kolo and Stephan Weichert, 215
15 Greece: Press Subsidies in Turmoil / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, 237
16 Hungary: The State as Strong Media Governor / Agnes Urban, 253
17 The Netherlands: Initiatives to Subsidise Press Innovation / Lou Lichtenberg and Leen d'Haenens, 271
18 Russia: Subsidies Between Industry Support and State Control / Mikhail Makeenko, 291
19 Sweden: State Support to Newspapers in Transition / Mart Ots, 307
20 Switzerland: The Role of Swiss Post in Indirect Press Support / Alfred Hugentobler and Christian Jaag, 323
21 United Kingdom: Subsidies and Democratic Deficits in Local News / David Baines, 337
22 The United States of America: Unfounded Fears of Press Subsidies / Victor Pickard, 357
IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
23 State Aid for Newspapers: A Summary Assessment / Paul Murschetz and Josef Trappel, 375
