On the Regulator's Plate: Exposure Diversity in a Changing Media Environment

The articles in this special issue of Journal of Information Policy were presented at the occasion of an invitation-only, roundtable expert workshop that was held at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands, in December 2010 under the title “Media Diversity from the User Perspective.” The goal of the workshop was to develop a user-centric understanding of media diversity, and to reflect upon the adequate regulatory responses. It brought together selected experts from different disciplines (law, communications, social sciences, philosophy) who all share an interest in the audience perspective on diversity, and whose research has approached the subject from different angles. The combination of different areas of expertise and research provided a unique opportunity to discuss the future directions that media policy, regulation, and research will need to take. During the workshop, the participants reflected upon the papers that were presented and further elaborated their thoughts. The discussion was so inspiring and insightful that it seemed worthy and important to offer it, or at least some highlights, as a complementary section to this special issue.