Research With(out) Values: Institutionalization and Impact of Media Accountability as an Academic Field
Tobias Eberwein
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria
Marcus Kreutler
Erich Brost Institute – TU Dortmund, Germany
Susanne Fengler
Erich Brost Institute – TU Dortmund, Germany
ABSTRACT: Research on media accountability regularly stresses the importance of free and responsible media for democratic societies. But how far can research itself contribute to holding the media accountable? The paper discusses the relevance of media accountability as an academic field and its impact on journalism practice, media self-regulation, and society. The analysis is based on a comparative evaluation of research infrastructures for media accountability in 14 European countries and a discussion of cases of bi-directional interplay between journalism and academia. The study enables a reflection of success factors for relevant media accountability research and develops perspectives for future studies.
Full text: https://journals.ptks.pl/cejc/article/view/675/pdf
KEYWORDS: journalism, media accountability, media self-regulation, monitoring capabilities, research infrastructures
AUTHORS:
- Tobias Eberwein
ORCID: 0000-0003-1139-9240
Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria - Marcus Kreutler
ORCID: 0000-0003-4152-0718
Erich Brost Institute – TU Dortmund, Germany - Susanne Fengler
ORCID: 0000-0001-8562-8881
Erich Brost Institute – TU Dortmund, Germany