How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists

Zambrano, Sandra Vera; Fengler, Susanne; Eberwein, Tobias; Alsius, Salvador; Baisnee, Olivier; Bichler, Klaus; Dobek-Ostrowska, Boguslawa; Evers, Huub; Glowacki, Michal; Groenhart, Harmen; Harro-Loit, Halliki; Heikkila, Heikki; Jempson, Mike; Karmasin, Matthias; Lauk, Epp; Lonnendonker, Julia; Mauri, Marcel; Mazzoleni, Gianpietro; Pies, Judith; Porlezza, Colin; Powell, Wayne; Radu, Raluca; Rodriguez, Ruth; Russ-Mohl, Stephan; Schneider-Mombaur, Laura; Splendore, Sergio; Valiverronen, Jari; Zambrano, Sandra

doi:10.1177/0267323114561009

How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists

Authors

Julia

Sandra Vera Zambrano

Jari

Heikki

Olivier

Susanne Fengler

Tobias Eberwein

Salvador Alsius

Olivier Baisnee

Klaus Bichler

Boguslawa Dobek-Ostrowska

Huub Evers

Michal Glowacki

Harmen Groenhart

Halliki Harro-Loit

Heikki Heikkila

Mike Jempson

Matthias Karmasin

Epp Lauk

Julia Lonnendonker

Marcel Mauri

Gianpietro Mazzoleni

Judith Pies

Colin Porlezza

Wayne Powell

Raluca Radu

Ruth Rodriguez

Stephan Russ-Mohl

Laura Schneider-Mombaur

Sergio Splendore

Jari Valiverronen

Sandra Zambrano

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2015 This article presents key results of a comparative journalists’ survey on media accountability, for which 1762 journalists in 14 countries had been interrogated online. The article explores how European journalists perceive the impact of old versus new media accountability instruments on professional journalistic standards – established instruments like press councils, ethics codes, ombudsmen and media criticism, but also more recent online instruments like newsroom blogs and criticism via social media. Thus, the study also adds empirical data to the current debate about the future of media self-regulation in Europe, ignited by the Leveson Inquiry in the United Kingdom as well as the European Commission’s High-Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism.

Citation

Lönnendonker, J., Zambrano, S. V., Väliverronen, J., Heikkilä, H., Baisnée, O., Fengler, S., …Zambrano, S. (2015). How effective is media self-regulation? Results from a comparative survey of European journalists. European Journal of Communication, 30(3), 249-266. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323114561009

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2015
Journal	European Journal of Communication
Print ISSN	0267-3231
Electronic ISSN	1460-3705
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	30
Issue	3
Pages	249-266
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323114561009
Keywords	media self-regulation, Europe, journalism
Public URL	https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/833477
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0267323114561009