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The freedom of mass media within the EU - the political construction considered the flagship of democracy

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Author

  • Florentin Catalin Stoica

Summary, in English

The European Union has a special place in the popular culture when
talking about democracy. The mass media represent “the watch dog of
democracy”, therefore it is hard to imagine a real democracy without free mass
media. Even though this freedom is guaranteed by the EU legislation, it is
sometimes constrained in supposed democratic countries. The study aims to
find if is possible to constrain the freedom of mass media in a EU country,
thus democratic country. If so, what could be the mechanism used in
constraining this freedom? What reactions do the other EU members have?

Department/s

Publishing year

2013

Language

English

Document type

Student publication for Master's degree (two years)

Topic

  • Social Sciences

Keywords

  • Mass media
  • freedom
  • democracy
  • politics
  • European Union
  • manipulation
  • power
  • double standard

Supervisor

  • Erik Hedling (Professor)