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• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Book outline
• Part I: Funding journalism in the digital era
• Proposal 1: ‘Web Giants’
• Proposal 2: Other types of funding
• Part II: Journalists’ working conditions
• Proposal 3: Employment conditions
• Proposal 4: ‘Media Ombudsman’
• Part III: Journalism education
• Proposal 5: Technology and education
• Proposal 6: Academia and professionals
• Proposal 7: Media literacy
• Conclusion
• References
• Part I Funding Journalism in the Digital Era
• Proposal 1 ‘Web Giants’:
• 1 Internet Giants’ Dominance and the Perils of Heteronomy for Digital Journalism
• Introduction
• Advertising dependence of the internet
• Consequences on journalistic practices
• Ownership of the means of distribution of news
• Social media: Essential but ambiguous tools for journalists
• Conclusion
• References
• 2 Taxing the Internet Oligopoly and Helping Independent Media Survive: A Summary of Recent International Developments and Proposals
• Introduction
• Taxing times
• The European Copyright Directive
• Tax initiatives
• Plans to save journalism
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References
• Proposal 2 Other Types of Funding
• 3 Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing and Crowdcreation in Greek and Cypriot Media Websites
• Introduction
• Crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and crowdcreation
• The case of Greece and Cyprus
• The study
• Similarities and differences of the websites
• Crowdfunding as a vital tool for journalism’s viability
• References
• 4 Funding Journalism: Toward New Revenue Streams and Diversity of Business Models
• Introduction
• Key considerations and terminology
• Community engagement
• Types of funding and revenue streams
• Membership
• Subscriptions
• Donations
• Products
• Grant funding
• Commercial collaborations
• Crowdfunding
• Recommendations
• References
• PART II Journalists’ Working Conditions
• Proposal 3 Employment Conditions
• 5 Clicks über alles: Digital Labour and Greek Digital Media
• Introduction
• Media labour in Greece
• Purposeful sampling and thematic analysis
• ‘Under the counter’ wages, copy-paste and the need for speed
• Working conditions
• Type of produced content
• Qualification requirements and tools
• The main skill: The need for speed
• Worrisome implications
• References
• 6 Between a Rock and a Hard Place:Continued Struggle of Media and Journalism in Bulgaria’s Media System
• Introduction and background
• Corruption and media
• Violence and self-censorship
• Ownership and income
• Conclusion
• References
• Proposal 4 ‘Media Ombudsman’
• 7 The Media Ombudsman Institution
• Introduction
• Ethics and enforcement
• The subject matter: A media ombudsman
• Accountability mechanism
• Scope
• Stakeholders involved
• Public and private media
• The selection process
• Administrative status
• Management interlocutor
• Resources needed
• Independence
• Extroversion
• Confidentiality
• Tasks
• Advising role
• Mediation mission
• Compliance monitoring
• Conclusion
• Notes
• Further Reading
• References
• PART III Journalism Education
• Proposal 5 Technology and Education
• 8 Why Do We Need Trained Journalists? The Need for an Improved Training for Media Professionals Today and the Responsibility of Media Companies
• Introduction
• The need for ongoing journalism training
• The changing role of education: Journalism in the digital era and the need for new (old) skills
• Why the improved training of every professional in the media is a necessity today and the role of media companies
• Conclusion
• References
• 9 Social Media: Further Anxieties for Media and Journalists?
• Introduction
• Focus: Twitter as a journalistic tool
• Twitter through the prism of opportunities and challenges
• Opportunities
• Challenges
• Adaption: A long process
• Pressures, anxiety, solutions
• Notes
• References
• Proposal 6 Academia and Professionals
• 10 Bridging the Gap between Journalists and Media Academics
• Introduction
• The gap exists for everyone
• Bourdieu and a famous conflict
• The ‘inside’ context
• The social context
• The urgency of a bridge
• References
• 11 Opportunities and Challenges for Academic Engagement in the Multi-Stakeholder Agenda to Safeguard Journalists
• Introduction
• Understanding the academic contribution to the agenda to safeguard journalism: Current challenges
• Possibilities for the collaborative co-production of knowledge through platforms of exchange between academic and non-academic actors
• Opportunities for academic contributions to the multi-stakeholder agenda to safeguard journalism: A proposal
• Notes
• References
• Proposal 7 Media Literacy
• 12 Accessing, Evaluating and Engaging with News: The Value of a User-Centric Approach for Rethinking Media Literacy
• Introduction
• Evaluating news and discerning misinformation
• Engaging with news and managing privacy
• Accessing news and personalizing news environments
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• Note
• References
• 13 Media Literacy Meets the Twenty-First-Century Challenges
• Introduction
• What is media literacy?
• Five key questions and competences
• Media Literacy Initiatives
• Good practices of media literacy
• European School Radio: Fighting hate speech (Greece)
• Analysing the media critically (Greece)
• Media Education Month (Cyprus)
• CAT – Cyprus Artefact Treasure in Action
• Conclusion
• Notes
• References
• In Lieu of a Conclusion ‘Media, Polis, Agora’, a Challenging Exploration Mission
• Notes
• Notes on Contributors