Media in process: transformation and democratic transition

This volume addresses the transition of the media and communication industries in the contemporary period.

The contributions discuss, among other things, the obstacles that still remain for the media to play an effective watchdog role in the new democracies, and whether the advent of the internet and social media has helped or hindered the transformation to a powerful, independent media.

The discussion further examines whether advertising agencies have targeted post-communist citizens differently than those in Western European countries and examines if the media markets in the post-communist region are fundamentally different than in Western Europe and North America.