Shifting the focus to a global context: The roles and opportunities of public interest media beyond the West

Chair:  Gregory Ferrell Lowe(Northwestern University)

Looking for a definition of Public Service Media’s value: a tenable and adaptable proposal.
Marta Rodríguez-Castro (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela) and Azahara Cañedo (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)

The scale of independence: Challenges and opportunities of state and public media. 
Marius Dragomir (Central European University), Minna Horowitz (University of Helsinki), and Gregory Ferrell Lowe (Northwestern University)

The push for Public Service Internet in Africa: An Afrokological standpoint. 
Winston Mano (University of Westminster) and viola milton (University of South Africa)

The possibilities for public service internets at the margin. 
Anis Rahman (University of Washington) 

The implications of media capture on public service media in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Bouziane Zaid (University of Sharjah)