{"id":1921,"date":"2026-04-13T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/?p=1921"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:26:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:26:28","slug":"medemap-book-shortlisted-for-prestigious-media-and-democracy-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/?p=1921","title":{"rendered":"MeDeMAP book shortlisted for prestigious Media and Democracy Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The book <em>Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach<\/em>, co-edited by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer, has been nominated for the 2026 edition of the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award, established to recognise outstanding scholarly contributions to the study of media systems, media policy, media ethics and public service media, highlights research that advances our understanding of the relationship between media and democracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Selection Committee announced five nominated publications for this year\u2019s edition, chosen based on their originality, methodological rigour, contribution to scholarship, and potential impact on media policy and public debate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The inclusion of <em>Democracy and Media in Europe<\/em> among this year\u2019s nominees reflects the relevance of the MeDeMAP project in addressing contemporary challenges facing European democracies. The book offers a critical and interdisciplinary perspective on the complex interactions between media structures, democratic processes, and societal change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner of the award will be announced on 28 April 2026, marking the anniversary of Karol Jakubowicz, whose legacy continues to shape media and communication research across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The book Democracy and Media in Europe: A Discursive-Material Approach, co-edited by Nico Carpentier and Jeffrey Wimmer, has been nominated for the 2026 edition of the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award. The award, established to recognise outstanding scholarly contributions to the study of media systems, media policy, media ethics and public service media, highlights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1922,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1921","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1923,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1921\/revisions\/1923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.medemap.eu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}