Measuring Global Media Freedom
The Media Freedom Analyzer as a New Assessment Tool
Authors: Schneider, Laura
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- About this book
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The Media Freedom Analyzer developed by Laura Schneider is a new way to measure global media freedom in a more objective, unbiased and transparent way. Grounded in the opinions of around 1000 experts from 126 countries, the index is the first empirically validated tool to assess free and independent media across the world. The existing press freedom rankings are frequently criticized for being arbitrary and having a Western bias. This book tackles this very problem. In times of widespread populism, disinformation and mistrust in the media, it is vitally important to have an assessment tool that is accepted across cultures.
- About the authors
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Dr. Laura Schneider is Head of Research and Evaluation at Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany’s leading institution for international media development. Her work focuses on the viability of media across the world and the significance of freedom of expression for sustainable development.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-6
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Media Freedom: Different Concepts of an Ideal
Pages 7-55
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Measuring Media Freedom: an Overview
Pages 57-87
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The Five International Media Freedom Indices: a Critical Analysis
Pages 89-121
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Towards a New Instrument for Measuring Media Freedom Globally: a Bridging Chapter
Pages 123-133
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Measuring Global Media Freedom
- Book Subtitle
- The Media Freedom Analyzer as a New Assessment Tool
- Authors
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- Laura Schneider
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-658-28095-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-658-28095-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-658-28094-9
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XV, 252
- Number of Illustrations
- 12 b/w illustrations
- Topics
