European media systems - law and institutions 2700-M-LM-Z1ESME
In the course of lectures of the subject are presented in terms of comparative media systems in the developed democracies, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Mediterranean region, as well as the post-transformation countries (eg. In Russia). Characteristics of systems in the various countries include the legal framework, organizational structure and operation of key institutions of media sectors, as well as main traditional radio and television channels, news agencies and new media ecosystem of new media.
During the lectures legal and market mechanisms and the cultural, historical and political influence on the systems and governing the operation and interaction in the system, are analyzed. The effects of media convergence and media pluralism, in terms of both structural and sector changes, are presented.
Omawiane są przepisy prawne oraz instytucje regulujące działanie mediów i przedsiębiorstw medialnych w Europie, w tym UE i RE, a także organizacji pozarządowych i branżowych działających na poziomie ponadnarodowym i pan-europejskim.
Classes are devoted media law and regulation bodies which coordinate media companies in Europe, especially EU`s and Council of Europe activities, as well as NGO`s and media business organizations at supranational and pan-European level.
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students:
KNOWLEDGE:
- The student has general knowledge of the European media systems, including the functioning of the media in contemporary European countries; recognizes media systems in a comparative context;
- The student has general knowledge of the pan-European regulations in the member states of the European Union and the Council of Europe;
SKILLS:
Recognizes the most important media institutions in these countries: the important dailies and magazines, radio and TV broadcasters, media companies, regulators of the media markets, etc.
- Analyzes the phenomenon of media globalization and concentration in the media sectors, legal framework and freedom of the media restrictions.
- Recognizes the most important pan-European organizations in the area of the media and electronic communication and has general knowledge about its key competencies.
OTHER COMPETENCES:
Explains and compares the media characteristics depending on historical circumstances, market and legal; analyzes the EU`s and the CoE`s regulations and actions toward the national media markets and the common European market
Assessment criteria
Oral or written exam. Exam test covers the knowledge gained while participating in lectures, and partly in the practical classes. Minimum 60% correct answers allow to pass.
Practical placement
lack-of
Bibliography
Adamowski J. (red.), Wybrane Zagraniczne Systemy Medialne, Warszawa 2009
Dobek-Ostrowska B., Transformacja systemów medialnych w krajach Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej po 1989 r., Wrocław 2002
Hallin D.C., Mancini P., Systemy medialne. Trzy modele mediów i polityki w ujęciu porównawczym, Kraków 2007
Jakubowicz K., Unia Europejska a media. Między kulturą a gospodarką, Warszawa 2010
Jaskiernia A., Rada Europy a problemy mediów masowych, Warszawa 2002
Jaskiernia A., Problemy wolności i pluralizmu mediów w polityce medialnej Unii Europejskiej, „Studia Medioznawcze” nr 2/2015
Jaskiernia A., Polityka medialna Unii Europejskiej jako czynnik kształtowania europejskiego ładu demokratycznego, w: Strategie rozwoju Unii Europejskiej, J. Adamowski, K.A. Wojtaszczyk (red), Warszawa 2010.
Klimkiewicz B., A Polyvalent Media Policy in the Enlarged European Union, Kraków 2014
Komunikowanie masowe i polityka medialna w epoce globalizacji i cyfryzacji – aspekty międzynarodowe, red. naukowa J. W. Adamowski, A. Jaskiernia, Warszawa 2013.
Stasiak-Jazukiewicz E., Jas-Koziarkiewicz M., Polityka medialna w Unii Europejskiej, Warszawa 2011
Skrzypczak J., Polityka medialna w okresie konwersji cyfrowej radiofonii i telewizji, Poznań 2011
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