Dialogue interculturel, diversité culturelle et régulation des médias
Dialogue interculturel, diversité culturelle et régulation des médias

Summary/Abstract: The author of this article tries to underline how much cultural differences (in languages, social habits, etc.) from a society to another can be sources of misunderstandings and (sometimes) of troubles. More than the differences themselves, what is problematic is their ignorance by the others. While Media are still seen as key socialization actors they pay no attention to their possible role in the dialogue between cultures, or to the promotion of cultural diversity. Instead of that, they too often contribute to the spreading of caricature-like images of our near or far neighbors, with a strong risk to encourage intolerance towards the «Other». Taking into account the media concentration process which affects most of the countries worldwide, and the shrinkage of media pluralism as a consequence, one questions the need for more media regulation in the name of the public’s interest for fair and qualitative information.

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