The value of public service media : What does the public expect?

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F25%3A00144251" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/25:00144251 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437241313039" target="_blank" >https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/01634437241313039</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01634437241313039" target="_blank" >10.1177/01634437241313039</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The value of public service media : What does the public expect?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In today's competitive media landscape, the future of public service media (PSM) depends on maintaining its legitimacy among the public. While previous research has predominantly approached legitimacy-as-process, with focus on the normative perspective of PSM's public value, this study adopts a legitimacy-as-perception approach to explore the expectations of the public. Consequently, it examines the extent to which citizens' and normative perspectives align. Through data from 10 focus group discussions (with 60 participants) conducted in the Czech Republic, we identified four primary dimensions for public expectations for PSM: (1) the expected roles and functions of PSM; (2) the general characteristics of PSM content (to define the desired nature of PSM content); (3) the principles governing the functioning of PSM (to outline how PSM should operate) and (4) specific requirements for PSM news and non-news content. The study shows that, compared to existing normative conceptualisations of PSM's public value, the public focusses mostly on individual value and, to a limited extent, on societal value, while entirely neglecting industry value. Additionally, rather than referring to abstract concepts, citizens' expectations revolve around more concrete functions and tasks, with a common denominator: both distinctiveness from commercial media and distinctiveness from multinational VOD platforms that offer globalised content.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The value of public service media : What does the public expect?

Popis výsledku anglicky

In today's competitive media landscape, the future of public service media (PSM) depends on maintaining its legitimacy among the public. While previous research has predominantly approached legitimacy-as-process, with focus on the normative perspective of PSM's public value, this study adopts a legitimacy-as-perception approach to explore the expectations of the public. Consequently, it examines the extent to which citizens' and normative perspectives align. Through data from 10 focus group discussions (with 60 participants) conducted in the Czech Republic, we identified four primary dimensions for public expectations for PSM: (1) the expected roles and functions of PSM; (2) the general characteristics of PSM content (to define the desired nature of PSM content); (3) the principles governing the functioning of PSM (to outline how PSM should operate) and (4) specific requirements for PSM news and non-news content. The study shows that, compared to existing normative conceptualisations of PSM's public value, the public focusses mostly on individual value and, to a limited extent, on societal value, while entirely neglecting industry value. Additionally, rather than referring to abstract concepts, citizens' expectations revolve around more concrete functions and tasks, with a common denominator: both distinctiveness from commercial media and distinctiveness from multinational VOD platforms that offer globalised content.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50801 - Journalism

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-30563S" target="_blank" >GA22-30563S: Re-konceptualizace role českých médií veřejné služby: očekávání, výzvy a příležitosti</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Media, Culture & Society

ISSN

0163-4437

e-ISSN

1460-3675

Svazek periodika

47

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

5

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

857-874

Kód UT WoS článku

001395394800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85215133489