Mapping media accountability in stateless nations: the case of Catalonia

This article draws on the results of a research project on media accountability instruments in Catalonia. We map out media accountability in Catalonia focusing on institutional self-regulation instruments and outline their history compared to that of equivalent instruments in the rest of Spain and E...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Almiron, Núria, 1967-, Narberhaus Martínez, Marta, Mauri, Marcel, 1977-
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10230/33237
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/33237
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Media accountability
Media ethics
Catalonia self-regulation
Journalistic culture
Stateless nations
Descripción
Sumario:This article draws on the results of a research project on media accountability instruments in Catalonia. We map out media accountability in Catalonia focusing on institutional self-regulation instruments and outline their history compared to that of equivalent instruments in the rest of Spain and Europe. We discuss how the situation in Catalonia differs significantly from that of Spain in the context of Hallin and Mancini’s media systems models. We argue that including the cultural domain in an analysis of media accountability provides a more accurate understanding of the media system in stateless nations. We conclude that the culture of journalistic accountability in Catalonia is more closely aligned with the Corporatist or Liberal model than with the Mediterranean one and thus that the economic and politi- cal spheres alone do not provide a true picture of national realities when assessing media accountability.