[acc-cca-l] book announcement: The Algorithmic Distribution of News: Policy Responses

[Sara Bannerman]

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[A picture            containing diagram            Description automatically generated]<https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030870850>The Algorithmic Distribution of News: Policy Responses <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-87086-7>

edited by James Meese and Sara Bannerman

Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business 2022

This volume explores how governments, policymakers and newsrooms have responded to the algorithmic distribution of the news. Contributors analyse the ongoing battle between platforms and publishers, evaluate recent attempts to manage these tensions through policy reform and consider whether algorithms can be regulated to promote media diversity and stop misinformation and hate speech. Chapter authors also interview journalists and find out how their work is changing due to the growing importance of algorithmic systems. Drawing together an international group of scholars, the book takes a truly global perspective offering case studies from Switzerland, Germany, Kenya, New Zealand, Canada, Australia, and China. The collection also provides a series of critical analyses of recent policy developments in the European Union and Australia, which aim to provide a more secure revenue base for news media organisations. A valuable resource for journalism and policy scholars and students, Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of News is an important guide for anyone hoping to understand the central regulatory issues surrounding the online distribution of news.

James Meese is Senior Lecturer at RMIT University, Australia, and Associate Investigator with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision Making and Society.

Sara Bannerman is Associate Professor at McMaster University, Canada, and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance.

 Table of Contents

1 Introduction: Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of the News

James Meese and Sara Bannerman



Part I In the Newsroom: Algorithms, Bots, Business Models, and Privacy

2 Governing the Algorithmic Distribution of Newsin China: The Case of Jinri Toutiao

Jian Xu and Terry Flew

3 Algorithms, Platforms, and Policy: The Changing Face of Canadian News Distribution

Nicole Blanchett, Fenwick McKelvey, and Colette Brin

4 ‘Good Morning, here’s today’s News’: Delivering News via the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Facebook Messenger Chatbot

Catherine Young

5 Algorithms and the News Media in Kenya: Emerging Issues in Data Policy and Accountability

George Ogola and David Cheruiyot

6 Advertising, Algorithms and Audiences: The Unchanging Economics of Online Journalism
James Meese

Part II Current Approaches: Copyright or Competition
7 Australian and EU Policy Responses to Algorithmic News Distribution: A Comparative Analysis
David Lindsay
8 Private Property vs. Public Policy Vision in Ancillary Copyright Law Reform
Christian Herzog, Christopher Buschow, and Alessandro Immanuel Beil
9 Big Tech and News: A Critical Approach to Digital Platforms, Journalism, and Competition Law
Tai Neilson and Baskaran Balasingham

Part III Regulatory Challenges
10 New Zealand: Curbing Hate Speech, But Leaving Platforms to Self-Regulate
Merja Myllylahti
11 Diversity, Fake News and Hate Speech: The German Response to Algorithmic Regulation
Kerstin Liesem
12 Switzerland, Algorithms and the News: A Small Country Looking for Global Solutions
Colin Porlezza

Part IV Future Horizons: Algorithms and Media Policy
13 Toward Platform Democracy: Imagining an Open-Source Public Service Social Media Platform
Derek Hrynyshyn
14 Access Diversity Through Online News Media and Public Service Algorithms: An Analysis of News Recommendation in Light of Article 10 ECHR 269
Judith Vermeulen



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Sara Bannerman, B.Mus., MA, PhD (she/her)

Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance

Associate Professor

Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts

Togo Salmon Hall, Room 302

McMaster University

1280 Main St. W.

Hamilton, ON

CANADA

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