Examining the Activity of Public Service Media in Representing Minorities: A Comparative Analysis of the Legal Framework of RTV Slovenija and RAI
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https://doi.org/10.33700/1580-7118.26.2.107-124(2024)Keywords:
public service media, community, minority, language, multiculturalismAbstract
The article presents the legal foundations that define the methods and scope of representing national communities in the programmes of both public service media (RTV Slovenia and RAI). The aim of the comparative analysis is to determine how the functioning of both public service media is defined and, consequently, how they implement multiculturalism in society. The comparative analysis shows that Slovenia and Italy define minorities differently. While Slovenia distinguishes between the two autochthonous national communities (Italian and Hungarian) and the Roma, it does not grant a special status to members of the republics of the former shared state. It becomes evident that the law provides national programmes for the two autochthonous national communities, which operate within the public service media RTV Slovenia. However, the Roma and other communities in Slovenia do not have recognized minority programmes, and as a result, their representation in the public media service is defined to a lesser extent. While numerical criteria are not key to recognizing the rights of national communities in Slovenia, Italy, ‘equalizes’ all minorities based on language criteria. The scope of rights in representing each linguistic minority in the public service media RAI varies. It depends on the number of members of a particular linguistic minority and is tied to the specific region where the linguistic minority resides. The findings indicate that the representation of national communities and minorities in each country depends on the legislation, which defines national communities and minorities differently, consequently influencing the extent of their representation in the public service media. On the other hand, previous research on the representation of national communities and minorities also shows that the legally recognized rights do not necessarily equate to achieving multiculturalism in society.
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