Media Markets and Minority Languages in the Digital Age
Publisher: Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues in Europe Volume: 20 pages, pdf Description: This article discusses the changing role of the media for minority languages in the context of the development of the digital media market. Media use in minority languages is affected by the position of the language in a growing digital market. The role of the media in daily language use is assessed against a development whereby digital media play an ever greater role due to increased daily usage of media. The asymmetric position of minority languages makes them particularly vulnerable to unfavourable changes in the media landscape. Internet-based and mobile digital media are likely to introduce such changes.