The Audience Matters: Some (Radical?) Thoughts on Future Perspectives for Public Service Media. MeDeMAP Policy Paper 3

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2026 Open access

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Authors: Maren Beaufort
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18827230
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Abstract

This policy paper argues that public service media can remain strong and democratically relevant only if they systematically integrate the audience perspective, understood not merely as reach or consumption but as citizens’ diverse democratic expectations.

Fields of Study & Subjects

News Media Framing and Political Communication Media Influence and Politics Journalism and Media Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
28 February 2026
Language
EN