The research presented in the special issue was realized within the framework of the EU-funded project “Critical Exploration of Media-Related Risks and Opportunities for Deliberative Communication” (Mediadelcom), which aimed to explain interconnections between the news media transformations and the risks and opportunities for deliberative communication. One of the stages of the project investigated media monitoring capabilities in different countries. The eight articles included in the thematic issue contribute to deepening the perspectives on the capabilities of media monitoring in the 21st century, and to understanding their function in detecting potential risks and opportunities for democratic public deliberation.
CMC’s Tobias Eberwein, Austrian PI of the Mediadelcom study, co-authored two of the contributions:
- Halliki Harro-Loit and Tobias Eberwein: News Media Monitoring Capabilities in 14 European Countries: Problems and Best Practices
- Ragne Kõuts-Klemm, Tobias Eberwein, Zrinjka Peruško, Dina Vozab, Anda Rožukalne, Ilva Skulte and Alnis Stakle: Media and Journalism Research in Small European Countries
The complete MaC special issue (volume 12) can be accessed here.