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Digital television switchover was not adopted around the world with the primary intention of strengthening the media’s democratic role. Indeed, in some countries outside the orbit of western democracy, a key aim was to maintain the state’s political control through the digital transition. However, democratic aspirations are almost universal today and the question of whether digitisation of the media can deliver citizen benefits as an outcome is a pertinent one.
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Starks, M. (2013). The Democratic Dividend. In: The Digital Television Revolution. Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273352_11
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