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The German federal interstate treaties, as the regulatory framework for public service media (PSM), have recently been under reform. The starting point of the amendments is the so-called ZDF decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court from the 25th of March, 2014. The Federal Constitutional Court was confronted with the question of whether the composition of the broadcasting council in the second biggest public service broadcasting station in Germany, the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Second German Television), is compliant with the constitution. This resulted in reforms of numerous regulatory regimes in several German federal states. This article compares the decision-making process related to the WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk, West-German Broadcasting) (whose legislator is Northrhine-Westfalia) and the ZDF (whose legislator is Rhineland-Palatinate), the two biggest PSM broadcasters in Germany. In the case of these two German federal states, this paper strives to provide insight into the strategies of the state chancellery, the responsible legislative authorities, to negotiate a new regulatory framework. The paper also discusses the issue of the "implied audience" during the negotiations and civil society's participation in media policy debates and media governance. The analysis is based on a systematization of the citizen and the consumer in media policy. This working hypothesis assumes that the implied image of the audience differs in the two federal states. The negotiations in Rhineland-Palatinate can be described as ambivalent in terms of how it understood the audience, whereas Northrhine-Westfalia rather addressed the audience as citizens. The study suggests that the ZDF decision created a momentum for broader media policy debates in Germany, which has long been a neglected issue, both in civil society and media regulation – as well as in communication studies.

The German federal interstate treaties, as the regulatory framework for public service media (PSM), have recently been under reform. The starting point of the amendments is the so-called ZDF decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court from the 25th of March, 2014. The Federal Constitutional Court was confronted with the question of whether the composition of the broadcasting council in the second biggest public service broadcasting station in Germany, the ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen, Second German Television), is compliant with the constitution. This resulted in reforms of numerous regulatory regimes in several German federal states. This article compares the decision-making process related to the WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk, West-German Broadcasting) (whose legislator is Northrhine-Westfalia) and the ZDF (whose legislator is Rhineland-Palatinate), the two biggest PSM broadcasters in Germany. In the case of these two German federal states, this paper strives to provide insight into the strategies of the state chancellery, the responsible legislative authorities, to negotiate a new regulatory framework. The paper also discusses the issue of the "implied audience" during the negotiations and civil society's participation in media policy debates and media governance. The analysis is based on a systematization of the citizen and the consumer in media policy. This working hypothesis assumes that the implied image of the audience differs in the two federal states. The negotiations in Rhineland-Palatinate can be described as ambivalent in terms of how it understood the audience, whereas Northrhine-Westfalia rather addressed the audience as citizens. The study suggests that the ZDF decision created a momentum for broader media policy debates in Germany, which has long been a neglected issue, both in civil society and media regulation – as well as in communication studies.

Studien zum Medienkonsum von Migrantinnen und Migranten werden in Deutschland häufig mit der Frage verknüpft, ob dies der Integration dient oder nicht. Die selbstständig hergestellten Medien der Migrantinnen und Migranten sind hingegen noch nicht systematisch erforscht. Christine Horz untersucht die Medienbeteiligung von Einwanderinnen und Einwanderern am Beispiel deutsch-iranischer TV-Produktionen in Offenen Kanälen. Die Verknüpfung eines kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Theoriegerüsts mit empirischen Befunden bietet aufschlussreiche Einblicke in die Produktionsprozesse, Themen und Inhalte de

Studien zum Medienkonsum von Migrantinnen und Migranten werden in Deutschland häufig mit der Frage verknüpft, ob dies der Integration dient oder nicht. Die selbstständig hergestellten Medien der Migrantinnen und Migranten sind hingegen noch nicht systematisch erforscht. Christine Horz untersucht die Medienbeteiligung von Einwanderinnen und Einwanderern am Beispiel deutsch-iranischer TV-Produktionen in Offenen Kanälen. Die Verknüpfung eines kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Theoriegerüsts mit empirischen Befunden bietet aufschlussreiche Einblicke in die Produktionsprozesse, Themen und Inhalte der lokal ausgestrahlten, mehrsprachigen Fernsehsendungen - aber auch in strukturell bedingte Defizite und Exklusionsmechansimen öffentlich geförderter Medien in der Migrationsgesellschaft.

Studien zum Medienkonsum von Migrantinnen und Migranten werden in Deutschland häufig mit der Frage verknüpft, ob dies der Integration dient oder nicht. Die selbstständig hergestellten Medien der Migrantinnen und Migranten sind hingegen noch nicht systematisch erforscht.Christine Horz untersucht die Medienbeteiligung von Einwanderinnen und Einwanderern am Beispiel deutsch-iranischer TV-Produktionen in Offenen Kanälen. Die Verknüpfung eines kommunikationswissenschaftlichen Theoriegerüsts mit empirischen Befunden bietet aufschlussreiche Einblicke in die Produktionsprozesse, Themen und Inhalte der lokal ausgestrahlten, mehrsprachigen Fernsehsendungen - aber auch in strukturell bedingte Defizite und Exklusionsmechansimen öffentlich geförderter Medien in der Migrationsgesellschaft.

This paper analyses Iranian television production on Public Access TV channels in Germany. It is based on a broader study with qualitative interviews, hermeneutic content analysis of 40 hours of aired TV programs and a ?dense description? of the production background. Iranian immigrants were amongst the most active mother-tongue TV producers on local Public Access Channels (so called ?Open Channels?) since these were first launched in 1984. These non-commercial channels aim to make alternative themes and voices heard in the local public. However, the 9/11 attacks led to increased difficulties of access for immigrants from the Middle East, such as limited airtime and the obligation to translate programs. These measures diminished dramatically the opportunities to present Iranian TV shows on Open Channels. From the perspective of Communication Studies, this paper aims to analyse the intentions and strategies of Iranian immigrant media participation, but also the difficulties of access to the public sphere in Germany.