Iceland’s media policy and the Nordic media welfare model : A fragile support and uncertain future
The Icelandic media system shares many characteristics with the media systems of other Nordic countries. In a Nordic comparison, however, the state has until very recently been less active in the media market, and the consensual characteristic of the Nordic media welfare state model has been largely...
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ftnordiccouncil:oai:DiVA.org:norden-13069 2024-04-21T08:05:24+00:00 Iceland’s media policy and the Nordic media welfare model : A fragile support and uncertain future Guðmundsson, Birgir Jóhannsdóttir, Valgerður 2024 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13069 https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855893-7 eng eng Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Akureyri, Iceland Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland, Iceland Nordicom, Univeristy of Gothenburg The Future of the Nordic Media Model: A Digital Media Welfare State?, p. 155-176 orcid:0000-0001-8235-001X orcid:0000-0003-1750-3176 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13069 urn:isbn:978-91-88855-88-6 urn:isbn:978-91-88855-89-3 urn:isbn:978-91-88855-90-9 doi:10.48335/9789188855893-7 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Iceland media system media policy media support democracy Media Studies Medievetenskap Chapter in book info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart text 2024 ftnordiccouncil https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855893-7 2024-03-27T15:09:51Z The Icelandic media system shares many characteristics with the media systems of other Nordic countries. In a Nordic comparison, however, the state has until very recently been less active in the media market, and the consensual characteristic of the Nordic media welfare state model has been largely absent. The media market in Iceland has been in turmoil for over a decade, and most news media companies have been run at a loss or with meagre returns for years. This has led to a fundamental but hotly debated shift in media policy, introducing press subsidies for the first time. It has thus been argued that in Iceland, a market libertarian approach to media policy has been challenged by the Nordic media welfare state model. Findings from an analysis of the legislative debate about the media policy change indicate that support for a Nordic media welfare state model is unstable in Icelandic politics, thus its future is uncertain. Book Part Iceland norden (Nordic Council of Ministers): Publications (DiVA) |
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The Icelandic media system shares many characteristics with the media systems of other Nordic countries. In a Nordic comparison, however, the state has until very recently been less active in the media market, and the consensual characteristic of the Nordic media welfare state model has been largely absent. The media market in Iceland has been in turmoil for over a decade, and most news media companies have been run at a loss or with meagre returns for years. This has led to a fundamental but hotly debated shift in media policy, introducing press subsidies for the first time. It has thus been argued that in Iceland, a market libertarian approach to media policy has been challenged by the Nordic media welfare state model. Findings from an analysis of the legislative debate about the media policy change indicate that support for a Nordic media welfare state model is unstable in Icelandic politics, thus its future is uncertain. |
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Iceland’s media policy and the Nordic media welfare model : A fragile support and uncertain future |
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