The Media for Democracy Monitor 2010
Period:
May 2010 - September 2010
Administration:
In Charge:
Institution:
Department of Communication
Funding:
German Science Foundation (DFG)
Description:
The project is part of an international media monitoring of the democratic quality of national media systems. The “Media for Democracy Monitor” is based on a model of democracy which asks for basic principles of freedom, equality and control regarding the media and then measures the media’s performance with a set of performance indicators. The German study gathers and analyses secondary data about key parameters of the media system and conducts interviews with journalists of leading German media outlets (Print, Radio, Television, Internet) and with delegates of media trade unions and journalistic associations.
Method:
Semi-standardized interviews, expert’s interviews, secondary data
Key words:
Democracy, expert interviews, secondary data
