PUBLIC TELEVISION IN SPAIN 2008-2021

Discover a fascinating analysis of the impact of the financial crisis on public media in Spain. Michał Kuś's book is an invaluable source of knowledge for media scholars, political scientists, and anyone interested in the challenges facing modern public media in Europe. Immerse yourself in a detailed analysis of the changes, restructurings, and adaptations of Spanish public television in difficult times.

• In-depth analysis of the impact of the financial crisis on public media
• Detailed discussion of the situation of the Spanish broadcaster RTVE
• Analysis of the challenges of regional media companies
• Use of a rich base of sources and research
• Illustration of the strategies of the public broadcaster under political pressure
• Understanding of the mechanisms of the functioning of public media in times of crisis
• European context and comparison with other countries

The book "Public Television in Spain 2008-2021. The Long Shadow of the Crisis" by Michał Kuś is a comprehensive analysis of the impact of the global financial crisis on media institutions in Southern Europe. The author focuses on Spain, a country with an extensive public television system, which became an arena of dynamic changes as a result of the global crisis. This publication places the situation in Spain in a broad European context, showing how the financial crisis affected the financing, management, and mission models of public television stations. It discusses in detail both the situation of the Spanish national broadcaster RTVE and the challenges faced by regional media companies - from budget cuts, through restructurings, to political and technological changes.

Michał Kuś draws on a rich base of sources, uses the results of his own research and surveys conducted among Spanish experts to illustrate the strategies used by the public broadcaster in conditions of political pressure, declining public trust, and growing competition from digital platforms. This book is an invaluable source of knowledge for media scholars, political scientists, journalists, and anyone interested in the challenges facing modern public media in Europe. It is a reliable analysis based on the latest findings, which allows us to understand not only the Spanish specifics, but also the universal mechanisms of the functioning of public media in times of crisis. The publication of the University of Wrocław Publishing House is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand modern public media. The book has 282 pages and a format of 240x171 mm. The cover is paperback. The year of publication is 2025.