The media in democratic and nondemocratic regimes -- The media and politics in Spain -- Institutional incapacity, the attentive public and media pluralism in Russia -- Democratic trasformation and the mass media in Hungary -- The modernization of communications -- Media influence in the Italian transition from a consensual to a majoritarian democracy -- The United States: news in a free-market society -- Japan: news and politics in a media-saturated democracy -- The Netherlands: media and politics between segmented pluralism and market forces -- Great Britain: the end of news at ten and the changing news environment -- Germany: a society and a media system in transition -- The political impact of the media

1. Mass Media -- Political Aspects
2. Democracy