The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective

Fehlmann, Fiona

doi:10.48335/9789188855756-2

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28061

Publication type:	Book part
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective
Authors:	Fehlmann, Fiona
et. al:	No
DOI:	10.48335/9789188855756-2 10.21256/zhaw-28061
Published in:	Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021
Editors of the parent work:	Puppis, Manuel Ali, Christopher
Page(s):	31
Pages to:	46
Issue Date:	7-Jun-2023
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Nordicom
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	University of Gothenburg
ISBN:	978-91-88855-75-6 978-91-88855-74-9
Other identifiers:	urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-12842
Language:	English
Subjects:	Legitimacy; Public service media; Institutionalism; Public value; Social theory
Subject (DDC):	070: News media, journalism and publishing
Abstract:	Although the legitimacy of public service media (PSM) is often mentioned in the context of frameworks, such as the European Broadcasting Union’s contribution to society initiative, the emphasis is rarely on the concept of legitimacy and its meanings. This chapter provides different theoretical perspectives on the concept of legitimacy and argues that to conceptualise legitimacy as perception can be particularly helpful in research investigating PSM’s potential contribution to society. To illustrate this argument, past debates in the context of public value are analysed to show how the legitimacy of PSM has been primarily understood as the result of strategic communication processes. In addition, several research questions, methodological approaches, and challenges that can be considered for research on PSM by understanding legitimacy as perception are outlined.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28061
Fulltext version:	Published version
License (according to publishing contract):	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0: Attribution - Non commercial - No derivatives 4.0 International
Departement:	Applied Linguistics
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Applied Media Studies (IAM)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Linguistik

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Fehlmann, F. (2023). The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective. In M. Puppis & C. Ali (Eds.), Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021 (pp. 31–46). Nordicom. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855756-2

Fehlmann, F. (2023) ‘The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective’, in M. Puppis and C. Ali (eds) Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021. University of Gothenburg: Nordicom, pp. 31–46. Available at: https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855756-2.

F. Fehlmann, “The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective,” in Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021, M. Puppis and C. Ali, Eds. University of Gothenburg: Nordicom, 2023, pp. 31–46. doi: 10.48335/9789188855756-2.

FEHLMANN, Fiona, 2023. The legitimacy of public service media : a suggestion for a change of perspective. In: Manuel PUPPIS und Christopher ALI (Hrsg.), Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021. University of Gothenburg: Nordicom. S. 31–46. ISBN 978-91-88855-75-6

Fehlmann, Fiona. 2023. “The Legitimacy of Public Service Media : A Suggestion for a Change of Perspective.” In Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021, edited by Manuel Puppis and Christopher Ali, 31–46. University of Gothenburg: Nordicom. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855756-2.

Fehlmann, Fiona. “The Legitimacy of Public Service Media : A Suggestion for a Change of Perspective.” Public Service Media’s Contribution to Society: Ripe@2021, edited by Manuel Puppis and Christopher Ali, Nordicom, 2023, pp. 31–46, https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855756-2.