The role and accountability of the state as a news media owner in the contemporary media landscape

Milosavljević, Marko (avtor), Poler Kovačič, Melita (avtor)

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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FDV - Fakulteta za družbene vede
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: Str. 486-497
• Številčenje: Vol. 39, issue 5
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-175366
• UDK: 070
• ISSN pri članku: 1460-3705
• DOI: 10.1177/02673231241267145
• COBISS.SI-ID: 204616195
• Datum objave v RUL: 24.10.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: European journal of communication
• Založnik: Sage
• ISSN: 1460-3705
• COBISS.SI-ID: 229757440

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: Licenca Creative Commons, ki prepoveduje komercialno uporabo, vendar uporabniki ne rabijo upravljati materialnih avtorskih pravic na izpeljanih delih z enako licenco.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: Evropska unija, mediji, državno lastništvo, odgovornost, lastništvo množičnih medijev, regulacija, odgovornost za medije, vloga države, avtoritarne tendence, javni servis

Projekti

• Financer: EC - European Commission
• Številka projekta: 101094816
• Naslov: Fostering capacity building for civic resilience and participation: Dialogic communication ethics and accountability
• Akronim: DIACOMET

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0051
• Naslov: Množični mediji, javna sfera in družbene spremembe