[Commlist] New edited volume from Nordicom: Digital Media Shadowing Democracy: Technology, Communication, and Power

New edited volume from Nordicom:
Digital Media Shadowing Democracy: Technology, Communication, and Power

Read and download the report Open Access: 
https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-media-shadowing-democracy 
<https://www.nordicom.gu.se/en/publications/digital-media-shadowing-democracy>

The book’s message is brief: Liberal democracies are at risk. Democratic 
decay has numerous causes, but technological innovations and 
profit-driven dynamics are shaping societal relations in ways that 
intensify disagreements and polarisation, undermining informed citizenship.

The growing number of uncertainties associated with the new 
communications order, further enhanced by the rise of information 
warfare waged by both radical domestic actors and geopolitical powers in 
recent years, has become a reason for concern in liberal democracies, 
yet academic analyses of and policy responses to the challenges of the 
new media landscape are lagging behind technological transformation. 
Policymakers seeking regulatory answers need to weigh and balance a 
range of considerations, including democratic standards such as media 
freedom and pluralism, sustainable financing strategies for media 
businesses, economic productivity, ecological implications, and security 
concerns. The harmonisation of the different interests at stake takes 
time, while inaction feeds public distrust in democratic institutions 
and processes.

This volume shows that the quality of digital media performance remains 
central to democratic life and to responsibilities that citizens and 
institutions have toward one another. The authors call for policy 
decisions to be taken on both the national and the supranational levels. 
Regulatory institutions must be granted the necessary legal tools and 
financial resources to protect accurate information and to fight 
disinformation, as only informed and critical-minded citizens can defend 
democracies. The risks are too real to be devalued. Awareness and action 
are needed.

Contents

Preface

Introduction: Platformisation as a systemic challenge
Péter Bajomi-Lázár, Auksė Balčytienė, & Helena Sousa


Part I: Foundations and context

 From technologies of liberation to democracy-harming platforms – and 
why we need better communication structures
Tales Tomaz & Josef Trappel

The rise and fall of journalism
Péter Bajomi-Lázár & Dalma Boldog

European approaches to disinformation and public discourse: The policy 
framework to regulate the digital platform environment
Judit Bayer

Eternally vigilant: Protecting freedom of expression and media freedom 
in the age of digital platforms
Tarlach McGonagle


Part II: Navigating diversity, engagement, and governance

Media diversity and the epistemic expectations of journalism: Public 
service media’s responses to alternative media and the challenge of 
democratic integrity
Jolan Urkens, Leen d’Haenens, & Jaron Harambam

Public service media and entertainment: The challenge of engaging 
younger audiences
Alessandro D’Arma, Andrea Esser, Matthew Hilborn, & Jeanette Steemers

The role of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube as sources of information 
about Europe
Barbara Thomass, Andrea Miconi, & José Moreno

Engaging in civic dialogue or opinion battles? The epistemic risks 
informed approach to platform governance
Auksė Balčytienė


Part III: Platform power and artificial intelligence

Governing AI innovation under EU-style capitalism
Robin Mansell

Ecosystemic AI: Local media systems and the challenge of artificial 
intelligence
Helle Sjøvaag & Maximilian Eder

Competitiveness and artificial intelligence in the EU’s future strategy
Hannu Nieminen & Maria Michalis

Anatomy of platform power capitalism: Faces, forms, and regulation
Werner A. Meier & Josef Trappel




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