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Media Legislation and Media Policy in Slovakia: EU Accession and the Second Wave of Reform
Owen Johnson
; School of Journalism/Department of History, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Andrej Školkay
; Faculty of Mass Media Communication, University of Cyril & Methodius, Trnava, Slovakia
Sažetak
This article examines changes in Slovak media legislation during the accession
period leading up to the joining of the European Union in May 2004.
After providing a summary of the evolution of EU broadcasting policies, the authors
first review the politicized nature of media development in Slovakia during
the first decade of the post-communist experience, most importantly the private
ownership of print media and a dual system of private and public broadcast media.
The legacy of the restricted democracy that characterized the first five years
of the independence of Slovakia was a commitment by the opposition at that time
to civil society. The Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting, with EU
guidance, prepared three laws, adopted by the Slovak parliament in 2000-01,
which created the current legal media framework. Slovakia not only adopted the
legislation required for EU accession, but at the same time it also advanced media
regulation in other areas. The Slovak experience suggests the important role of
consultation and consensus in designing media legislation. The evolution of new
media technologies confronts both Slovakia and the EU with new challenges in
regulation. The bases for all new Slovak policies are reflected in the National
Policy for Electronic Communications, approved in 2003. The changes in Slovakia
in media policy and administration related to EU accession should be seen as
part of a larger process of media reorganization in Europe. They involve greater
marketization, a two-tiered broadcasting systems and a changed definition of
public broadcasting, trans-border ownership, globalization, and, more recently, a
dramatic change in the technology and style of communication.
Ključne riječi
media legislation; access period; Slovakia; European Union
Hrčak ID:
26393
URI
Datum izdavanja:
18.12.2005.
Posjeta: 1.963 *