D'Arma, A. 2019. PSM in Italy: Troubled RAI in a Troubled Country. in: Połońska, E. and Beckett, C. (ed.) Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 111-128
| Chapter title | PSM in Italy: Troubled RAI in a Troubled Country |
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| Authors | D'Arma, A. |
| Editors | Połońska, E. and Beckett, C. |
| Abstract | The chapter explores public service media in Italy. In the comparative literature the Italian RAI is often taken as a paradigmatic case of a highly (party) politicized public service broadcaster. Political interference has arguably been a constant feature of RAI’s sixty-year-long history, although the forms in which this phenomenon has manifested itself have changed considerably over time. After briefly contextualising historically and comparatively the case of public service media in Italy, the chapter sets out to discuss recent developments, including the effects of recent reforms to RAI’s governance and funding regimes. It then places these developments and the current debate over the role and future of RAI against the backdrop of a changing political landscape, the country’s ongoing economic problems and major social and cultural transformations. |
| Keywords | Public Service Broadcasting; Public Service Media; Italy; Media and Politics |
| Book title | Public Service Broadcasting and Media Systems in Troubled European Democracies |
| Page range | 111-128 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 15 Jan 2019 |
| Published in print | 09 Mar 2019 |
| ISBN | 9783030027094 |
| 9783030027100 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02710-0_6 |
| File | File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.palgrave.com/it/book/9783030027094#aboutBook |