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Digital Platforms and the Press

By (author) James Meese

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James MeeseÂ arguesÂ that there is a growing risk of a platform-dependent press, a development thatÂ threatens liberal democracies across theÂ world. The book provides the firstÂ comprehensive account of how platformÂ dependence manifests in the news mediaÂ sector. Platform dependence is a conceptÂ used to describe what happens whenÂ businesses or an entire sector, becomeÂ reliant on one or more digital platforms forÂ its survival. The situation is occurringÂ across the news industry, to the extentÂ that it is difficult to imagine the production,Â distribution, and long-term survival ofÂ news in liberal democracies without theÂ involvement of platforms. WithÂ governments, regulators and citizensÂ increasingly concerned about platformÂ power, Digital Platforms and the Press isÂ the first book to highlight the long-termÂ economic and social consequences ofÂ platform dependence for the news sector.Â Featuring a rich selection of case-studiesÂ and written in an accessible style, DigitalÂ Platforms and the Press provides a strongÂ grounding in relevant debates for theÂ interested student reader, and importantÂ takeaways for subject matter experts inÂ journalism studies and media policy.Â Digital Platforms and the Press will be of interest to journalism and media policy scholars, other scholars in communication, as well as industry practitioners and policymakers.