Offers a comparison of the media systems and the democratic performance of the media in post-Communist countries. This book explores issues of commercial media, social exclusion, and consumer capitalism in a comparative East-West perspective.

"Finding the Right Place on the Map" is an international comparison of the media systems and democratic performance of the media in post-communist countries. From a comparative east-west perspective, this groundbreaking volume analyzes issues of commercial media, social exclusion, and consumer capitalism. With topics ranging from the civil society approach, public service broadcasting, fandom, and the representation of poverty, each chapter considers a different aspect of the trends and problems surrounding the international media. This volume is an up-to-date overview of what media transformation has meant for post-communist countries in the past two decades.