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Elecciones venezolanas de 2018: Hegemonía comunicacional del gobierno

Txomin Las Heras Leizaola

Bogotá: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2019), 9 pp.

"El investigador Óscar Lucien, exdirector del Instituto de Investigaciones de la Comunicación (Ininco) de la Universidad Central de Venezuela y autor del libro Cerco rojo a la libertad de expresión (La Hoja del Norte, Editorial Dahbar, Caracas, 2011), sostiene que el régimen venezolano ha diseñ ... more

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Tödliche Recherche: In Indien starben vier Journalisten innerhalb von vier Jahren. Alle schrieben sie über dasselbe Thema

Lena Kampf, Hannes Munzinger, Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer

Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 21 (2019)

"Jagendra Singh hatte wieder und wieder über einen Minister der Regierung im Bundesstaat Uttar Pradesh berichtet, der in den illegalen Abbau von Sand involviert gewesen sein soll [...] Singh ist einer von weltweit mindestens 13 Journalisten, die seit 2009 mutmaßlich getötet wurden, nachdem sie ü ... more

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Press Freedom and the Global State of Democracy Indices

Stockholm: International IDEA (2019), 11 pp.

"Significant advances in Freedom of Expression and Media Integrity, as measured in the GSoD Indices, have been achieved in the last four decades. Citizens around the world are today more able to enjoy the freedom to openly discuss political issues, and to have access to a diverse and critical media, ... more

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Violence against Journalists

Julieta Alejandra Brambila, Sallie Hughes

In: The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies

Tim P. Vos, Folker Hanusch, Dimitra Dimitrakopoulou, Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, Annika Sehl (eds.)

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (2019), ?? pp.

"This entry introduces the concept of violence against journalists and the press. It synthesizes multiple approaches to the phenomenon to create a comprehensive definition, reviews dimensions of violence and the occupational and individual domains in which they create harm, identifies key findings a ... more

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Digital Rights in Africa: Challenges and Policy Options

Kampala: CIPESA (2019), 8 pp.

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Implications of AI-Driven Tools in the Media for Freedom of Expression

Natali Helberger, Sarah Eskens, Max van Drunen, Mariella Bastian, Judith Moeller

Institute for Information Law (2019), 39 pp.

"Based on an analysis of the use of AI-driven tools in the light of Article 10 EHCR, this report highlights a number of points for attention and the need for further initiatives. In particular, we signal that: - There is an important role for member States to ensure that access to innovative technol ... more

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The Legal Framework on Freedom of Expression in Morocco

Jocelyn Grange

Rabat: Adala; IREX Europe; Article; UNESCO Office in Rabat (2019), 33 pp.

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Protocolo de la impunidad en delitos contra periodistas: Análisis de investigaciones sobre delitos contra la libre expresión

Isaac Avila, Ramon Arceo

México, DF: Article 19 (2019), 158 pp.

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Study of Freedom of Expression on the Internet in Senegal

Diouf Astou

Kampala: CIPESA; Jonction (2019), 33 pp.

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Freedom of Sharing and Violations Against Journalists on Social Media Sites in Palestine: The Range of Violations is Growing

Ghazi Ahmad Bani Odeh

Ramallah: Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) (2019), 61 pp.

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Navigating Litigation During Internet Shutdowns in Southern Africa

Tyler Walton, Kuda Hove, Otto Saki, Anneke Meerkotter, Isabeau Steytler, Mariano Fanatico, Emma Heo

Southern Africa Litigation Centre (2019), 70 pp.

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Disconnected: A Human Rights-Based Approach to Network Disruptions

Jan Rydzak

Global Network Initiative (2019), 33 pp.

"The statistical study determines that network interferences are more likely to happen at higher rates of expansion of Internet connectivity until a tipping point, suggesting that efforts to extend Internet access in low- and middle-income countries may lead to less overt restrictions. This threshol ... more

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On media censorship, freedom of expression and the risks of journalism in Mexico

Fidel Gonzalez-Quinones, Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo

Information Development, volume 35, issue 4 (2019), pp. 666-670

"We present a classification of the types of censorship of media to frame the various issues that journalism and freedom of expression face in Mexico, which mainly include the role of the State in preventing or enforcing censorship, the monopoly of a few corporate groups that control most of the mas ... more

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Free Speech in the Digital Age

Susan J. Brison, Katharine Gelber (eds.)

New York: Oxford University Press (2019), xvi, 259 pp.

"This collection of thirteen new essays is the first to examine, from a range of disciplinary perspectives, how the new technologies and global reach of the internet are changing the theory and practice of free speech. The rapid expansion of online communication, as well as the changing roles of gov ... more

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"As Long as I Am Quiet, I Am Safe": Threats to Independent Media and Civil Society in Tanzania

Human Rights Watch (2019), 63 pp.

"This publication documents how authorities have stepped up censorship of the media and arbitrarily arrested and, in some cases, prosecuted journalists and activists perceived to be government critics. They have also exerted tighter control over NGOs and political opposition parties. The repression ... more

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"There is a Price to Pay": The Criminalization of Peaceful Speech in Lebanon

Jehanne Henry

New York: Human Rights Watch (2019), 122 pp.

"Over the past few years, Lebanon has witnessed an alarming increase in attacks on peaceful speech and expression. The country’s criminal defamation laws, which authorize imprisonment up to three years for peaceful speech, have been used against citizens who have written about pressing social issu ... more

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#journodefender: Turning Trolling Against Journalists on its Head

Marika Griehsel, Christer L. Pettersson et al.

Kalmar: Fojo Media Institute (2019), 83 pp.

"This report describes and analyses how online propaganda against journalists across the world - through hate, harassment, threats and fabricated news – undermines independent reporting, sows doubt among the public and makes journalists, in particular female journalists, open for online attacks an ... more

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Big Brother is Watching: Surveillance Regulation and its Effects on Journalistic Practices in Zimbabwe

Allen Munoriyarwa, Sarah H. Chiumbu

African Journalism Studies, volume 40, issue 3 (2019), pp. 26-41

"In many African countries, including Zimbabwe, journalists have been subjected to various policy regulations that have widely been criticised for making the practice of journalism difficult. Part of the reason has been the advent of competitive politics that have left the ruling regimes scrambling ... more

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La liberté d’expression à l’ère numérique: De l’infox à l’intelligence artificielle

Yves Théorêt, Philippe Viallon

Paris: Éditions de l'Immateriel, Orbicom; UNESCO (2019), 632 pp.

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Freedom on the Net 2018: The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism

Mai Truong, Jessica White, Allie Funk

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2018), 28 pp.

"Key findings: Declines outnumber gains for the eighth consecutive year. Out of the 65 countries assessed in Freedom on the Net, 26 experienced a deterioration in internet freedom. Almost half of all declines were related to elections; China trains the world in digital authoritarianism: Chinese offi ... more