20.500.12556/RUL-175366 The role and accountability of the state as a news media owner in the contemporary media landscape Drawing on critical capitalism theory and the social responsibility theory of media, this paper explores the role of the state as a news media owner in contemporary European media systems and the capitalist context. It focuses on accountability and the relationships between the state, state-owned media outlets, and the public. Academic research to date has predominantly examined public service media (PSM) and the dichotomy of private versus public media, thereby overlooking other models of state ownership. The lack of clear regulations on the state's accountability as a media owner outside PSM at the EU level, along with uncertainties in national regulatory frameworks (such as those seen in Slovenia, and the recent reinstatement of state ownership of media in Serbia) raise concerns about the potential for abuse of power. These issues are particularly relevant in the current context of illiberal and authoritarian tendencies within modern European capitalist societies. Evropska unija mediji državno lastništvo odgovornost lastništvo množičnih medijev regulacija odgovornost za medije vloga države avtoritarne tendence javni servis true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-10-24 13:11:54 2025-10-24 13:11:56 2025-12-10 03:43:42 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 Str. 486-497 issue 5 Vol. 39 Oct. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 070 1460-3705 10.1177/02673231241267145 204616195 Milosavljevic_Poler_EJC.pdf Milosavljevic_Poler_EJC.pdf 1 A85B74A617B658BE41991041E7AB877E 174fdbe9f102ee19e2e5f039b7f8031174abbc65556876badb9162cdffa4641b 4f411ab8-b0ca-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220858 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02673231241267145 0 58fb2e71-b0ca-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=220859 Fakulteta za družbene vede 0 0 0