Prof. Robert G. Picard  

“Transformation and Innovation of Media Business Models” (co-authored with Mikko Villi), pp. 121-131 in Mark Deuze and Mirjam Prenger, eds., Making Media: Production, Practices, and Professions. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2019.

“The Economics of Journalism and News Provision,” pp. 281-296 in Tim Vos, ed. Handbooks of Communication Science: Journalism, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2018.

“Shouting Toward Each Other: Economics, Ideology, and Public Service Television Policy,” In Des Freeman and Vana Goblot, A Future for Public Service Television. London: Goldsmiths Press, 2018.

“Funding Digital Journalism:  The Challenges of Consumers and the Economic Value of News,” pp. 147-154  in Bob Franklin and Scott A. Eldridge II, eds. Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies, London: Routledge, 2016. download text

“Financial Challenges of 24-Hour News Channels,” in Richard Sambrook and Stephen Cushion eds., The Future of 24-hour News: New Directions, New Challenges, London: Peter Lang, 2016. download text

"State Support for News: Why Subsidies? Why Now? What Kinds? pp. 49-57 in Paul Murschetz, ed. State Aid for Newspapers: Theories, Cases, Actions. Berlin: Springer, 2014. download pdf

“Monitoring Corporate Governance in U.S. and European Media Firms,” pp. 265-278 in Josef Trappel and Werner A. Meier, eds. On Media Monitoring: The Media and Their
Contribution to Democracy. New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2011. download pdf

“A Business Perspective on Challenges Facing Journalism,” pp. 17-24 in David A.L. Levy
and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, eds. The Changing Business of Journalism and its Implications for Democracy. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University
of Oxford, 2010.

“The Future of the News Industry,” pp. 365-379 in James Curran, ed., Media and Society.
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2010.  download pdf

"Media Clusters and Regional Development: Reflections on the Significance of Location in
Media Production,” pp. 877- 886 in Irene Bernhard, ed. The Geography of Innovation and
Entrepreneurship. Trollhättan, Sweden: University West, 2009.   download pdf

“Public Service Broadcasting in the Age of Media Abundance,” pp. 191-198 in Kurt Almqvist
and Isabella Thomas, eds. The Future of Public Service Broadcasting. Stockholm: Ax:son
Johnson Foundation, 2008.

"The Economics of Plurality: Europe and the USA Compared," pp. 197-205 in Tim Gardam
and David Levy, eds. The Price of Plurality: Choice, Diversity, and Broadcasting Institutions
in the Digital Age. Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. University of Oxford,
2008. download pdf

"Subsidies for Newspapers: Can the Nordic Model Remain Viable," pp. 236-246 in Hans
Bohrmann, Elisabeth Klaus, and Marcel Machill, eds. Media Industry, Journalism Culture,
and Communication Policies in Europe. Koln: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 2007. download
pdf

"The Challenges of Public Functions and Commercialized Media," pp. 211-229 in Doris A.
Graber, Denis McQuail, and Pippa Norris, eds. The Politics of News: The News of Politics.
Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2007. download pdf

"Issues and Challenges in the Provision of Press Subsidies," pp. 211-220 in Isabel Fernandez Alonso, Miquel de Moragas, Jose Joaquin Blasco Gil, and Nuria Almiron, eds.
Press Subsidies in Europe. Barcelona: Generalitat de Catalunya, 2006. download pdf

"Comparative Aspects of Media Economics and its Development in Europe and in the United States," pp. 15-23 in Jurgen Heinrich and Gerd G. Kopper, eds.  Media Economics in
Europe. Berlin: Vistas Verlag, 2006. download pdf

"Financing Public Media: The Future of Collective Funding," pp. 183-196 in Christian S.
Nissen, ed.  Making a Difference: Public Service Broadcasting in the European Landscape.
Eastleigh, UK: John Libbey Publishing 2006. download pdf

"Audience Relations in the Changing Culture of Media Use: Why Should I Pay the Licence
Fee?" pp. 277-292 in Gregory F. Lowe and Per Jauert, eds. Cultural Dilemmas in Public
Service Broadcasting. Gothernburg, Sweden: NORDICOM, 2005. download pdf

"Money, Media. and the Public Interest," pp. 337-350 in Geneva Overholser and Kathleen
Hall Jamieson, eds. The Institutions of Democracy: The Press. New York: Oxford University
Press, 2005. download pdf

"Historical Trends and Patterns in Media Economics," pp. 23-36 in Alan B. Albarran, Syvia
Chan-Olmsted, and Mike Wirth, eds. Handbook of Media Economics and Management.
Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005.

"A Consumer Perspective on Digital Television and Interactive Television," pp. 135-149 in
Allan Brown and Robert G. Picard, eds. Digital Terrestrial Television in Europe. Mahwah, N.
J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005. download pdf

"Environmental and Market Changes Driving Strategic Planning in Media Firms," pp. 1-17 in
Robert G. Picard, ed. Strategic Responses to Media Market Changes. Jonkoping, Sweden: Jonkoping International Business School, 2004. download pdf

"Multimedia Strategies in the Age of Globalisation," pp. 837-851 in Bernd W. Wirtz, hrsg.
Handbuch Medien- und Multimediamanagement. Weisbaden: Gabler, 2003.download pdf

"Press Support and Company Performance: The Swedish Case" pp.95-107 in Ulla Carlsson, ed. Pennan, Penningen & Politiken: Medier och mediefortag forr och nu. Goteborg, Sweden: NORDICOM, Goteborgs universitet, 2003. download pdf

"The Development of Media Economics: History, Traditions, and Research Approaches," in
Current Issues in Media Economics. Seoul, Korea. Korean Society for Journalism and Communication, 2003.

"The Economics of the Daily Newspaper Industry,"pp. 109-125 in Alison Alexander, James
Owers, and Rodney Carveth, eds. Media Economics: A Reader, 3rd edition. Mahwah, N.J.:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.

"Business Issues Facing New Media," pp. 149-164 in Jan Servaes, ed. The European
Information Society: A Reality Check. Bristol, U.K.: Intellect Publishing, 2003.  download pdf

"Media Economics, Content, and Diversity: Preliminary Results from a Finnish Study," pp.
107-209 in Paivi Hovi-Wasastjerna, ed. Media Culture. Helsinki: Academy of Finland, 2003.
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"Media Economics," pp.301-305 in Ruth Towse, ed. A Handbook of Cultural Economics.
Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003.

"Temporal Aspects of Media Distribution," pp. 49-60 in Alan Albarran and Angel Arrese, eds.
Time and Media Markets. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003. download
pdf

"The Centrality of Media Firms,"pp. 1-7 in Robert G. Picard, ed. Media Firms: Structures,
Operations, and Performance. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003.
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"Delusions of Grandeur: The Real Problems of Concentration in Media,"pp. 33-48 in David
Demers, ed. Global Media News Reader. Spokane, Wash.: Marquette Books, 2002.
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"The Structure of the Newspaper Industry," pp. 46-75 in Albert N. Greco, ed. The Media and
Entertainment Industries. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2000.

"Measuring Quality by Journalistic Activitiy," pp. 97-103 in Robert G. Picard, ed. Measuring
Media Content, Quality, and Diversity. Turku, Finland: Business Research and Development Center, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 2000.download pdf

"Audience Fragmentation and Structural Limits on Media Innovation and Diversity," pp. 97-
103 in Jan van Cuilenburg and Richard van der Wurff, eds. Media and Open Societies:
Cultural, Economic and Policy Foundations for Openness and Diversity in East and West.
Amsterdam. Het Spinhus, 2000.

"Nordic Media,"pp. 150-163 in Alan Albarran and Sylvia Chan-Olmsted, eds. International
Media Economics. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1998.

"Media Concentration, Economics, and Regulation," pp. 193-217 in Doris Graber, Denis
McQuail, and Pippa Norris, eds. The Politics of News: The News of Politics. Washington, D.
C:: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1998. download pdf

"Economics of the Daily Newspaper Industry,"; pp. 111-129 in Alison Alexander, James
Owers, and Rodney Carveth, eds. Media Economics: A Reader, 2nd ed. Hillsdale, N.J.:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1998.

"Ownership and Concentration: Chains, Media Groups, and Conglomerates," pp. 60-66 in
Claude-Jean Bertrand, Les Medias et l'Information aux Etats-Unis depuis 1945. Paris:
Elipses, 1997.

"The Condition of the Graphic Arts Industry in Europe and Individual European Nations," pp.
5-13 in Printed Media in Transition. Turku, Finland: Business Research and Development
Center, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration, 1996.

"Entwicklung der Kommunikations- und Medienstrukturen in den USA: Auswirkungen auf
Entscheidungen in Europa,"; in Gerd G. Kopper, hrsg. Europashe Offentichkeit. Jahrbuch
fur Informationskultur und Transformation in Europa. Berlin: Vistas, 1996.

"Free Press and Government. The Ignored Relationships of U.S. Newspapers," pp. 133-
148 in Karl Erik Gustafsson, ed. Media Structure and the State: Concepts, Issues, Measures. Goteborg, Sweden: Goteborg University, School of Economics and Commercial
Law, 1995. download pdf

"Economics of the Print Industry," pp. Alison Alexander, James Owers, and Rodney Carveth,
eds. Media Economics: A Reader. Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.

"Risk and Insurance Management,"pp. 219-227 in Stephen Lacy, Ardyth Sohn, and Robert
H. Giles, eds. Readings in Media Management. Columbia, S.C.: Association for Education
in Jounalism and Mass Communication, Media Management and Economics Division,
1992. download pdf

"Pricing Behavior of Newspapers," pp. 55-69 in Press Concentration and Monopoly: New
Perspectives on Newspaper Ownership and Operations. Norwood, N.J.: Ablex Publishing,
1988.