Abstract:Private ownership is central to the contemporary history of the media, but other models of governance have thrived on the margins of the industry. Recent shifts in the media sector, caused by a multi-factorial crisis, spur interest in these alternative structures, among which the co-operative stands out. This article identifies and characterizes the different types of co-operatively-owned journalistic organizations. Using the scoping review as a research method, we collect, select and examine academic and inst… Show more
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