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    • What is a system made up of?
      Interconnecting parts
    • What does the irreducibility of a system imply?

      It cannot be broken down into simpler parts
    • How do the parts of a system influence each other?
      Through necessary and dependent relationships
    • What keeps a system stable?
      Interconnections among its parts
    • What happens if one part of a system changes?
      Other parts also change
    • What limits the amount of change a system can take?
      Constraints
    • What does it mean for a system to be open?
      It relates to its environment
    • What is systems theory?

      Interdisciplinary study of systems
    • What is a media system?

      A country's complex structure of media
    • How does a media system interact with other systems?
      It shapes and is shaped by political and economic systems
    • What influences media systems?
      External factors like technology
    • What is path dependency in media systems?

      Past decisions influence future processes
    • What are the four dimensions of media systems?
      1. Media markets
      2. Political parallelism
      3. Media professionalization
      4. Role of state/state intervention in media
    • What does the media market dimension examine?
      Production, financing, and consumption of media
    • What does ownership concentration in media markets refer to?

      Dominance by a few large companies
    • What is the difference between mass market media and elite market media?
      Mass market targets wide audiences
    • What does circulation of print media indicate?

      How widely newspapers and magazines are read
    • Why is the importance of TV and digital media significant?
      It influences how people get information
    • How do media companies generate revenue?
      Through advertising, subscriptions, and public funding
    • What does media ownership concentration indicate?
      High concentration or diverse ownership
    • What characterizes the development of mass press?
      Newspaper readership characteristics
    • What are horizontal processes in newspaper readership?
      Addressing small elites with sophisticated content
    • What is the implication of low circulation in South EU newspapers?
      Elites read news about other elites
    • How are women historically affected by newspaper readership?
      They were excluded from the political sphere
    • What does low newspaper circulation imply for the mass public?
      They rely on electronic media for information
    • What characterizes vertical newspaper processes?
      Addressing the mass public, not politically engaged
    • What is the media situation in North EU?
      High circulation with strong commercial media
    • What does political parallelism refer to?
      Alignment of media voices with political parties
    • What is party-press parallelism?
      Media structure parallels the party system
    • What does external pluralism in media indicate?
      Range of media outlets reflecting diverse views
    • What is internal pluralism in media?
      Pluralism within individual media outlets
    • What is the governmental model of broadcasting?
      Public broadcasting controlled by the government
    • What characterizes the professional model of broadcasting?
      Insulation from political interests
    • What is the parliamentary model of broadcasting?
      Control divided among political parties
    • What does the corporatist model of broadcasting involve?
      Control shared with social groups
    • What does media professionalization refer to?
      Rules and norms of media operation
    • What is instrumentalization in media?
      Control by political or outside actors
    • What are distinct professional norms in journalism?
      Specialized career distinct from other fields
    • What does autonomy in journalism mean?
      Editorial independence from political interests
    • What are professional norms and ethics in journalism?
      Guidelines for objectivity and fairness
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