Media concentration advances, yet new technologies and media uses are changing the media landscape. This requires not just increased vigilance but also a new understanding of media pluralism. To ensure a more substantive, evidence-driven debate, the European Commission launched a major study on ÒIndicators for Media Pluralism in the Member States Ð Towards a Risk-Based ApproachÓ.
This book contains the results of this study and describes the design and functioning of the "Media Pluralism Monitor". The Monitor combines indicators drawn from law, economics and social science, and allows users to identify high and medium risks relating to various aspects of media pluralism, including not only ownership and plurality issues, but also cultural, political and geographic dimensions.
Volume 1 of the book presents the Final Report of the study, describing the development process and methodology. Volume 2 offers the User Guide to the Media Pluralism Monitor.