Adopting a truly global, theoretical and multidisciplinary perspective, Media Pluralism and Diversity intends to advance our understanding of media pluralism across the globe. It compares metrics that have been developed in different parts of the world to assess levels of, or threats to, media pluralism. Editors'' Introduction: A Global Perspective On Media Pluralism And Diversity PART I: MEDIA PLURALISM IN EUROPE: CONCEPTUALISATION AND DIMENSIONS IN THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR 1. New Media Ecology: Reconceptualising Media Pluralism; Karol Jakubowicz 2. The Dimension Of Ownership And Control Of Media; Robert Picard And Cinzia Dal Zotto 3. Pluralism Of Media Types And Media Genres; Mih?ly G?lik And Artemon Vogl 4. Cultural And Geographical Dimensions Of Media Pluralism; Beata Klimkiewicz 5. Political Pluralism In The Media A Product Of Dominant Power Relations In A Society; Sandra Hrvatin and Brankica Petkovic 6. Indicators For Media Pluralism; Peggy Valcke, Robert Picard, Cinzia Dal Zotto, Miklos S?k?sd, Aleksandra Kuczerawy and Robin Kerremans PART II: MEDIA PLURALISM ACROSS THE GLOBE: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON THE EUROPEAN MEDIA PLURALISM MONITOR 7. Assessing Media Diversity In The U.S.: A Comparative Analysis Of The FCC''s Diversity Index And The EU''s Media Pluralism Monitor; Philip Napoli 8. How To Conceptualize Media Pluralisation In China?; Miklos S?k?sd 9. Incredible India: Media Pluralism Amidst Unity In Diversity; Kiran Prasad 10. Media Pluralism In Russia: In Need Of Policy Making; Elena Vartanova 11. Latin American Media: The Challenges To Pluralism; Manuel Alejandro Guerrero Mart?nez 12. Media Diversity In Egypt: Monitoring Newspapers And Talk Shows During The First Post-Revolution Parliamentary Elections; Rasha Abdulla 13. Pluralism With Little Diversity: The South African Experience Of Media Transfló#