Media systems of the European Union : a qualitative analysis of four member states and their situation of the press

This bachelor thesis aims at getting a glimpse of the compromising of press freedom of media systems in place within the European Union. Furthermore, its focus lies on identifying and conceptualizing the key dynamics of those media systems of four European member states. As a basis for this a number of theoretical and scientific research in this field has been useful, such as previous classifications on media systems by Hallin & Mancini et caetera. This has been done with a qualitative coding scheme. Finally, one will elaborate on possible causes and consequences of those differences in media systems within the selected European member states.