Rethinking media funding

Gilles Marchand, Manon Plegat (Hrsg.)

The media are experiencing a multifactorial crisis that is undermining their ability to contribute to a functioning democracy. Public services no longer seem to have the necessary financial and symbolic resources to fulfil their role in the media market. Conversely, commercial players are encouraged to focus their activities on maximizing resources. In an attempt to overcome these dual constraints, this book brings together contributions that explore a “third way” offering an alternative to state and commercial funding: philanthropy. It examines the conditions required for a virtuous form of philanthropic engagement by investigating the drivers of a dual legitimacy: donating to the media and receiving donations as a media outlet. Contributors to this book include Sylvain Bourmeau, Nicolas Duvoux, Sylvain Lafrance, Renaud Legoux, Gilles Marchand, Manon Plegat, Patrice Schneider, Nathalie Sonnac, and Nadège Vezinat.

Autoren/Herausgeber

Gilles Marchand is director of the Media Philanthropy Initiative at the University of Geneva’s Center for Philanthropy. Holding a degree in sociology, he has served as Director of Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR), Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS), and the Swiss broadcasting corporation (SRG SSR). He also sat on the board of TV5Monde and on the executive board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

Manon Plegat is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for
Sociological Research at the University of Geneva and an affiliated researcher at the Centre de Recherches Sociologiques et Politiques de Paris (CRESPPA). A member of the Geneva Center for Philanthropy, she is involved in the Media Philanthropy Initiative.

Mit Beiträgen von Sylvain Bourmeau, Nicolas Duvoux, Sylvain Lafrance, Renaud Legoux, Gilles Marchand, Manon Plegat, Patrice Schneider, Nathalie Sonnac, Nadège Vezinat.