MEDIA GOVERNANCE AND INDUSTRIES RESEARCH LAB BLOG

mentored research and analysis of media and cultural governance and communication power.

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Connecting research, teaching, and public debate

contributions

130+

emerging scholars

60+

core themes

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YEARS OF WORK

10

Editorial commentary from the Director of the Media Governance Lab.

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BLOGS BY THEME

DIGITAL FUTURES

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About digital technologies, data, and AI transforming media, governance, and public communication, and what these shifts mean for society ahead.

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CLAIMING VOICE

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About representation, participation, and communicative justice, asking whose voices are heard, whose are excluded, and how inclusion is negotiated.

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SHAPING POWER

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About power dynamics in media and communication, how influence is built and exercised, and how institutions, platforms, and actors shape public life.

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GOVERNING SYSTEMS

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About the rules, structures, and frameworks that organise media systems, from policy to platform governance and institutional accountability.

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THE BLOG

The Media Governance Lab Blog publishes mentored research and analysis on media, platforms, and communication power. It brings together emerging scholars writing on media and cultural governance, with attention to how communication systems are structured, regulated, contested, and transformed. Developed within the University of Vienna’s Media Governance Lab, the blog connects research, teaching, policy debate, and public discourse.

THE LAB

The Media Governance Lab at the University of Vienna brings together research, teaching, and public engagement on media and cultural governance. Its work addresses changing communication structures, the growing role of platforms and infrastructures, and the consequences of these developments for democracy, rights, accountability, and public life. The blog forms part of this broader intellectual and institutional effort.

DIRECTION

The blog is developed under the direction of Katharine Sarikakis, Professor of Media Governance, whose work examines communication power, media governance, and inequalities of voice. It functions as a mentored publication space where students and early-career researchers strengthen analytical writing through light editorial guidance, conceptual grounding, clarity of argument, and sustained engagement with wider academic and real-world debates.

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CONTACT

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F.A.Q.

What is this blog about?

This blog discusses media governance, including platform regulation, audiovisual policy, public service media, and the broader institutional forces shaping digital communication.

Who is this blog for?

It is intended for researchers, students, policymakers, journalists, and readers interested in critical, research-informed discussion of media systems.

Can I cite or share material from this blog?

Yes, with proper attribution. If you would like to reproduce substantial parts of a post, it is best to request permission first.

Does the University of Vienna run this blog?

No. The blog is not an official University of Vienna communication channel. While the lab behind it is based at the University of Vienna, the views and content published here belong to the blog and its authors.

Can I contribute to the blog?

Guest contributions may be considered where they align closely with the blog’s themes and standards.