Abstract
The topic of digital and social media regulation has attracted a lot of scholarly and popular attention in recent years with the need for a fine balance between freedom of expression and protecting individuals’ other key human rights being at the forefront of most discussions. The chapters in this book were selected from papers submitted to an International Communication Association pre-conference on regulating the media of diversity in a time of uncertainty. The volume explores the evolution of four regulatory issues: intellectual property/copyright, privacy, media diversity, and freedom of expression. The focus is two-fold – both academic and policy-practical. The authors reflect this focus as they come from a range of backgrounds, including basic and applied research, regulatory, educational, and practical journalism experiences. The book is split into Introduction, seven substantial chapters and a final one called Instead of Conclusions. The substantial chapters explore topics such as the audiovisual industry facing the digital revolution, general data protection regulation (GDPR) and media regulation, EU media policy through the prism of media pluralism, new media regulation theoretical issues, linking theory and pedagogy in the study of US–French media regulatory regimes.