Media and Journalism Research in Small European Countries

Ragne Kõuts-Klemm, Tobias Eberwein, Zrinjka Peruško, Dina Vozab, Anda Rožukalne, Ilva Skulte and Alnis Stakle
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Ragne Kõuts-Klemm: Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
Tobias Eberwein: Institute for Comparative Media and Communication Studies, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Zrinjka Peruško: Department of Media and Communication, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dina Vozab: Department of Media and Communication, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Anda Rožukalne: Faculty of Communication, Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia
Ilva Skulte: Faculty of Communication, Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia
Alnis Stakle: Faculty of Communication, Riga Stradiņš University, Latvia

Media and Communication, 2024, vol. 12

Abstract: Big and small states all function as comprehensive entities: they require state apparatuses, the ability to provide services for citizens, the capacity to protect themselves, and appropriate media systems to guarantee a deliberative communication space for democratic processes. Investigating media, in turn, is important since it informs us about risks and opportunities for media transformations. To examine the impact of smallness on monitoring and research capabilities in news media and journalism, we have compared four small European countries with contrasting historical backgrounds and different types of media systems: Austria, Croatia, Estonia, and Latvia. While earlier research has mainly focused on Western European countries, the current study broadens the perspective to Central and Eastern European countries. The analysis shows that smallness can influence research capabilities in different ways, with advantages and disadvantages for media and journalism research. Fewer national resources can foster internationalisation, with the side effect of less attention to country-specific problems. In the situation of growing specialisation in media and journalism research, small countries may be less capable of providing sufficient infrastructure for knowledge exchange. The article builds on research performed within the framework of the H2020 project Mediadelcom.

Keywords: Austria; Croatia; Estonia; journalism; Latvia; media; media research; monitoring (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.17645/mac.7205

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