[Commlist] New book announcement: The Algorithmic Distribution of News: Policy Responses

The Algorithmic Distribution of News: Policy Responses
<https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-87086-7>*

edited by James Meese and Sara Bannerman

Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business 2022

This volume explores how governments, policymakers and newsrooms have 
responded to the algorithmic distribution of the news. Contributors 
analyse the ongoing battle between platforms and publishers, evaluate 
recent attempts to manage these tensions through policy reform and 
consider whether algorithms can be regulated to promote media diversity 
and stop misinformation and hate speech. Chapter authors also interview 
journalists and find out how their work is changing due to the growing 
importance of algorithmic systems. Drawing together an international 
group of scholars, the book takes a truly global perspective offering 
case studies from Switzerland, Germany, Kenya, New Zealand, Canada, 
Australia, and China. The collection also provides a series of critical 
analyses of recent policy developments in the European Union and 
Australia, which aim to provide a more secure revenue base for news 
media organisations. A valuable resource for journalism and policy 
scholars and students, /Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of News 
/is an important guide for anyone hoping to understand the central 
regulatory issues surrounding the online distribution of news.

James Meese is Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, Australia, and 
Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated 
Decision Making and Society.

Sara Bannerman is Associate Professor at McMaster University, Canada, 
and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance.

*Table of Contents*/*
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/1 Introduction: Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of the News /

James Meese and Sara Bannerman

*Part I In the Newsroom: Algorithms, Bots, Business Models, and Privacy*

/2 Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of Newsin China: The Case of 
Jinri Toutiao /

Jian Xu and Terry Flew

/3 Algorithms, Platforms, and Policy: The Changing Face of Canadian News 
Distribution /

Nicole Blanchett, Fenwick McKelvey, and Colette Brin

/4 ‘Good Morning, here’s today’s News’: Delivering News via the 
Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Facebook Messenger Chatbot /

Catherine Young

/5 Algorithms and the News Media in Kenya: Emerging Issues in Data 
Policy and Accountability /

George Ogola and David Cheruiyot

/6 Advertising, Algorithms and Audiences: The Unchanging Economics of 
Online Journalism/
James Meese


*Part II Current Approaches: Copyright or Competition*
/7 Australian and EU Policy Responses to Algorithmic News Distribution: 
A Comparative Analysis/
David Lindsay
/8 Private Property vs. Public Policy Vision in Ancillary Copyright Law 
Reform/
Christian Herzog, Christopher Buschow, and Alessandro Immanuel Beil
/9 Big Tech and News: A Critical Approach to Digital Platforms, 
Journalism, and Competition Law/
Tai Neilson and Baskaran Balasingham


*Part III Regulatory Challenges*
/10 New Zealand: Curbing Hate Speech, But Leaving Platforms to 
Self-Regulate/
Merja Myllylahti
/11 Diversity, Fake News and Hate Speech: The German Response to 
Algorithmic Regulation/
Kerstin Liesem
/12 Switzerland, Algorithms and the News: A Small Country Looking for 
Global Solutions/
Colin Porlezza


*Part IV Future Horizons: Algorithms and Media Policy*
/13 Toward Platform Democracy: Imagining an Open-Source Public Service 
Social Media Platform/
Derek Hrynyshyn
/14 Access Diversity Through Online News Media and Public Service 
Algorithms: An Analysis of News Recommendation in Light of Article 10 
ECHR 269/
Judith Vermeulen


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