Vol. 6 No. 4 (2021): July-August
Original Articles

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA AND THE STATE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN AND SPANISH GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR PUBLIC MEDIA

María José García-Martínez
University of Navarra, Spain
Mohamed El-Sherbiny
The American University in Cairo, Egypt

Published 2023-09-01

Keywords

  • Publicly funded television,
  • Public service broadcasting,
  • Legitimacy,
  • Challenges,
  • Digital age

How to Cite

García-Martínez, M. J., & Mohamed El-Sherbiny , M. E.-S. (2023). PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA AND THE STATE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EGYPTIAN AND SPANISH GOVERNMENTS AND THEIR PUBLIC MEDIA . American Journal of Arts and Communication, 6(4), 14–37. Retrieved from http://topjournals.org/index.php/AJAC/article/view/205

Abstract

The legitimacy of publicly funded television (PSB) is being questioned in many countries. This paper examines the foundational principles of PSB and discusses the challenges to its legitimacy. The paper argues that PSB is still a vital public good and that it can be made more relevant and sustainable in the digital age