The Media for Democracy Monitor 2010
| Period | May 2012 to September 2012 |
| Conductor | Prof. Dr. Frank Marcinkowski |
| Assistance | André Donk M.A. |
| Funding | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
| Tags | Democracy, expert interviews, secondary data |
Abstract
The project is part of an international media monitoring of the democratic quality of national media systems. The “Media for Democracy Monitor” is based on a model of democracy asks for basic principles of freedom, equality and control regarding the media and then measures the media’s performance with a set of performance indicators. The German study gathers and analyses secondary data about key parameters of the media system and conducts interviews with journalists of leading German media outlets (Print, Radio, Television, Internet) and with delegates of media trade unions and journalistic associations.
Method
Semi-standardized interviews, expert’s interviews, secondary data