The Journal of Media Law 

About: The Journal of Media Law is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Computer science & Human rights. It has an ISSN identifier of 1757-7632. Over the lifetime, 189 publications have been published receiving 661 citations. The journal is also known as: The journal of media law (Print).

Challenged by news personalisation: five perspectives on the right to receive information

Abstract: More and more news is personalised, based on our personal data and interests. As a result, the focus of media regulation moves from the news producer to the news recipient. This research asks what the fundamental right to receive information means for personalised news consumers and the obligation it imposes on states. However, the right to receive information is under-theorised. Therefore, we develop a framework to understand this right, starting from case law of the European Court of Human Rights. On this basis, we identify five perspectives on the right to receive information: political debate, truth finding, social cohesion, avoidance of censorship and self-development. We evaluate how news personalisation affects the right to receive information, considering these five different perspectives. Our research reveals important policy choices that must be made regarding personalised news considering news consumers’ rights.

The European Media Pluralism Monitor : Bridging Law, Economics, and Media Studies as a First Step towards Risk-Based Regulation in Media Markets

Abstract: The European Media Pluralism Monitor : Bridging Law, Economics, and Media Studies as a First Step towards Risk-Based Regulation in Media Markets

Measuring Media Plurality in the United Kingdom: Policy choices and regulatory challenges

Abstract: The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom is co-financed by the European University Institute and the European Union.

Exposure diversity as a policy goal

Abstract: The protection and promotion of media diversity is one of the primary goals of national media laws and policies. Existing laws and policies are typically concerned with the supply of a wide range of content from diverse sources. Law and policy makers have been until now far more cautious about addressing the question of the programs to which users are ultimately exposed, this despite a growing body of research that demonstrates a critical gap between the so-called diversity of supply and diversity of exposure. In light of the findings from this research, this article will critically evaluate existing media diversity policies at the level of the Council of Europe and the European Union. To what extent do they already consider matters of exposure diversity, or should they do so more? What are the relevant issues in this context, and is it true that matters of exposure diversity are essentially unapproachable for media law and policy? The article will argue that in a time of digital abundance, convergence and the arrival of a plethora of new business models to distribute media content, media law and policy can no longer afford to ignore matters of exposure diversity. It concludes with a number of suggestions on key aspects that can inform future conceptions of exposure diversity as a policy goal.

The law applicable to cross-border defamation on social media: whose law governs free speech in ‘Facebookistan’?

Abstract: In the past decade, social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have gone from being a novelty to becoming an essential part of many people's personal and professional lives. Like previous changes in communications technology, social media poses a legal challenge. Can existing laws be applied or adapted to this new context, or does it pose new problems requiring new solutions? This article examines one aspect of this question through an analysis of the private international law issue of what law applies (or should be applied) to cross-border defamation claims on social media. Cross-border defamation raises a range of issues, including private international law questions regarding which courts should adjudicate claims and which substantive law should be applied. While the jurisdictional issues are important and have a significant impact on the issues of applicable law, there are distinct questions and concerns raised by the choice of law question for cross-border defamation on social media. Indeed,...