I. STATE AID FOR NEWSPAPERS: AN INTRODUCTION
1 The Context, Purpose, and Structure of the Book / Paul Murschetz, 3
2 State Aid for Newspapers: First Theoretical Disputes / Paul Murschetz, 21
II. THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS FOR STATE INTERVENTION
3 State Support for News: Why Subsidies? Why Now? What Kinds? / Robert G. Picard, 49
4 Industrial Subsidies: Surveying Macroeconomic Policy Approaches / Nikolaos Zahariadis, 59
5 Good Intentions, Bad Results: The Effects of Newspaper Subsidies on Journalistic Quality / Christian M. Wellbrock and Martin A. Leroch, 73
6 State Aid to the Press in the EU: Legal Issues and Trends / Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, 85
7 Press Governance: A New Concept for Analyzing Press Regulation / Manuel Puppis, 99
III. CASE STUDY EVIDENCE AND GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
8 Australia: State Aid to Newspapers-Not a Priority / Franco Papandrea and Matthew Ricketson, 115
9 Austria: Press Subsidies in Search of a New Design / Paul Murschetz and Matthias Karmasin, 133
10 Belgium: Big Changes in a Small News Economy / Ike Picone and Caroline Pauwels, 149
11 Bulgaria: Press Subsidies in the Shadows / Georgi Kantchev and Nelly Ognyanova, 163
12 Finland: The Rise and Fall of a Democratic Subsidy Scheme / Hannu Nieminen, Kaarle Nordenstreng, and Timo Harjuniemi, 179
13 France: Press Subsidies-Inefficient but Enduring / Matthieu Lardeau and Patrick Le Floch, 195
14 Germany: Evaluating Alternatives to Finance Quality Journalism / Castulus Kolo and Stephan Weichert, 215
15 Greece: Press Subsidies in Turmoil / Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, 237
16 Hungary: The State as Strong Media Governor / Agnes Urban, 253
17 The Netherlands: Initiatives to Subsidise Press Innovation / Lou Lichtenberg and Leen d'Haenens, 271
18 Russia: Subsidies Between Industry Support and State Control / Mikhail Makeenko, 291
19 Sweden: State Support to Newspapers in Transition / Mart Ots, 307
20 Switzerland: The Role of Swiss Post in Indirect Press Support / Alfred Hugentobler and Christian Jaag, 323
21 United Kingdom: Subsidies and Democratic Deficits in Local News / David Baines, 337
22 The United States of America: Unfounded Fears of Press Subsidies / Victor Pickard, 357
IV. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
23 State Aid for Newspapers: A Summary Assessment / Paul Murschetz and Josef Trappel, 375