Editorial independence

Editorial independence is the freedom of editors to make decisions without interference from the owners of a publication.

Editorial independence is tested, for instance, if a newspaper runs articles that may be unpopular with its advertising clientele or critical of its ownership.

"The media has increasingly grown to rely on automated decision-making to produce and distribute news. This trend challenges our understanding of editorial independence ..."

The German Wikipedia contains the following definitions of levels of analysis regarding media related legal frameworks:

Polity means constitution of communications.

Politics means input by political agents.

Policies means output of laws, treaties, decisions, authorities etc.