03766namaa2200721uu 4500 oapen103779 oapen 20251217011844.0 a||||fo|||||||||0| cr|mn|---annan 250701s2025a||||fo|||||||||0|eng d 9781032696843 9781032696850 9781032696874 10.4324/9781032696843 doi oapen oapen eng dc J thema JB thema JBC thema JBCT thema K thema KN thema KNT thema KNTP thema KNTP2 thema Maniou, Theodora A. edt Mediterranean Media Systems in the Age of Unrest Journalism Under Attack? Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2025 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star Focusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges that may indicate a profession under duress. Focusing on three Mediterranean media systems, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, this book summarizes the basic characteristics, threats, and challenges for journalism in the region. The book first examines the "North-South" divide in Europe and the challenges Mediterranean media systems have faced in recent years. It then analyzes points of dispute for journalism, such as press freedom, investigative reporting, corruption, post-crisis economic challenges, and the evolving dilemmas of journalism ethics. The second section of the book looks more closely at the three case studies, using data extracted over a turbulent 20-year timeframe up until 2023. Based on a mixed-methods approach, the study comprises findings of interviews with journalists in the three countries under study and time series analysis of feedback regarding challenges discussed earlier in the book. The book concludes on whether journalism today is indeed under attack and reflects critically on what are the main threats that have emerged in media systems of the Mediterranean region. This book will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of journalism and media systems in Europe, although also bears implications for anyone studying wider issues of press freedom and journalism practice. Open licence https://oapen.org/article/rights eng Cultural and media studies thema Economics, Finance, Business and Management thema Industry and industrial studies thema Media studies thema Media, entertainment, information and communication industries thema News media and journalism thema Publishing industry and journalism thema Society and culture: general thema Society and Social Sciences thema Cyprus European media Greece investigative journalism journalism ethics Malta media corruption media economics media ethics media management press freedom Maniou, Theodora A. aut OAPEN Library. https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/103779 Free-to-read: OAPEN Library/DOAB: description of the publication 0 36729 36729