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Assessment of Media Legislation in Morocco
MedMedia; European Union (2015), 21 pp.
"In accordance with the provisions of the new constitution, Morocco needs a new audio-visual law, guidelines on transparent management of the sector, an amended Press Code and a clearer definition of the responsibilities of various stakeholders." (Recommendations, page 20)
»Agrarreform in der Luft«: Eine medienethnographische Untersuchung zur Legitimierung unabhängiger Radios in Brasilien
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Doctoral Thesis (2015), 410 pp.
"Auch wenn es in Brasilien heute mehr als 4.000 Community Radios gibt, empfinden viele der Radiomachenden die gesetzlichen Rahmenbedingungen nicht als adäquate Übersetzung des »Rechts auf Radio«. Sie setzen den legalen Einschränkungen ihres Medienmachens deshalb ein wirkmächtiges Konzept entge
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State-Media Financial Relations in Macedonia: Media Freedom Curbed with Public Money
Ljubljana: Peace Institute; South East European Media Observatory (2015), 19 pp.
"The government has developed various mechanisms for creating financial dependence on the part of the media, at both the national and the regional level. Owing to these financial relations, the media outlets become servile to the government, thereby seriously undermining own professional integrity a
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Les tribulations de l'Instance pour la Réforme de l'Information et de la Communication (INRIC) ou la difficile entrprise de transformer les médias en Tunisie
In: Médias d'Afrique: Vingt-cinq années de pluralisme de l'information (1990-2015)
Paris: Karthala (2015), pp. 129-143
"A travers l'expérience de l'INRIC (Instance pour la Réforme de l'Information et de la Communication) en Tunisie, ce texte montre bien à la fois les défis et les difficultés auxquels sont confrontées les instances chargées de l'organisation du secteur des médias sur le continent africain. Co
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Agenda prioritaria en políticas públicas de comunicación: Estándares y buenas prácticas internacionales
In: Modernización de las políticas públicas de comunicación. Foro Internacional en el marco de la inclusión social
Lima: Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (2015), pp. 113-169
"En el marco del proyecto “Mejora del Empoderamiento Ciudadano y la identidad Nacional a través de Comunicaciones Estratégicas para la inclusión Social“ del Banco Mundial este informe realizará aportes para la elaboración e impiementación de políticas públicas de comunicación en el marc
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La inconclusa ley de medios: La historia menos contada
Buenos Aires: Ediciones Continente (2015), 95 pp.
La régulation des médias en Afrique: Vingt années d'évolution
In: Médias d'Afrique: Vingt-cinq années de pluralisme de l'information (1990-2015)
Paris: Karthala (2015), pp. 117-127
"La question de l'organisation du secteur des médias, à travers l'élaboration de cadres légaux et réglementaires adéquats, susceptibles de garantir le pluralisme et le respect d'un certain professionnalisme, conduit à se pencher sur les instances indépendantes de régulation de la communicat
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Broadcasting Governance and Development in ‘Museveni's Uganda’
African Journalism Studies, volume 36, issue 2 (2015), pp. 5-24
"How has broadcasting governance affected broadcast media development in Uganda during the Museveni years? The main approach was content analysis of relevant legislation and policies, and key informant interviews with major stakeholders. The key finding is that in the period under examination, Ugand
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Assessment of Media Legislation in Jordan
MedMedia; European Union (2015), 27 pp.
"Legal changes are crucial to the development of a media capable of playing a democratic role in Jordan. This includes the lifting of licensing requirements, allowing full access to information and installing independent industry regulators." (Recommendations)
Assessment of Media Legislation in Libya
MedMedia; European Union (2015), 22 pp.
"Libya has no history of free and independent media, and this has not changed post-revolution. As it is therefore not possible to conduct a proper analysis of media legislation in the country, this report focuses on the subject in more general terms." (Executive summary)
"The first section is dedicated to the definition of the concept of freedom of expression. First, international and regional texts are analyzed. Then, an overview of the bodies involved in the process of defining and protecting freedom of expression throughout the world is presented. The following s
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Customary Law and Media Regulation in Conflict and Post-Conflict States
"In the process of drafting new media laws for states emerging from violent confl ict, or transitioning towards more democratic governments, the role of customary law is often overlooked. While “best practices” or international standards draw on widely accepted norms of international human right
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Eroding Freedoms: Media and Soft Censorship in Montenegro
Paris; Washington, DC: WAN-IFRA; Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2015), 23 pp.
"Montenegro’s government should support openness and informed debate in making and implementing public policy decisions. Instead, information concerning matters of public interest is often withheld or distorted by government and by pliant media outlets favoured with official assistance. State fund
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State-Media Financial Relations in Albania: Nurturing Client-Based Media Practices
Ljubljana: Peace Institute; South East European Media Observatory (2015), 19 pp.
"The transparency of media market in Albania continues to be low, including both commercial operations and the state funding, despite of the existing databases. The involvement of new actors, such as advertising agencies, and sister companies of media outlets, makes it even more difficult to track s
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Pluralism with Little Diversity: The South African Experience of Media Transformation
In: Media Pluralism and Diversity: Concepts, Risks and Global Trends
London: Palgrave Macmillan (2015), pp. 237-251
"This chapter explores the South African experience in attempting to achieve a more diverse and representative media that articulate the aspirations of the country, after decades of apartheid which skewed the media towards white people. South Africa has not developed a diversity measurement tool, su
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Im Würgegriff: Russlands Medienlandschaft unter Druck
Osteuropa, volume 65, issue 3 (2015), pp. 141-149
"Unabhängige Medien befinden sich weltweit seit über einem Jahrzehnt in einer tiefen ökonomischen Krise. In Russland kommt massiver politischer Druck hinzu. In den vergangenen zehn Jahren wurden zahlreiche kritische Journalisten und Redakteure entlassen, Fernseh- und Radiosender geschlossen, Zeit
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Beyond Tokenism: The Need to License Community Radio Stations in Zimbabwe
London: Amnesty International (2015), 39 pp.
"This report is a qualitative study focussing on Zimbabwe’s failure and/or refusal to license community radio stations since 2001, despite existing legal frameworks providing for such. It looks at the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the Broadcasting Services Act, the two key pieces of legislation whi
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Study on the Future of European Audiovisual Regulation
Hamburg; Amsterdam: Hans-Bredow-Institut; University of Amsterdam, Institute for Information Law (IViR) (2015), 68 pp.
"This report recommends the use of opt-in regulation that offers favourable terms for the provision of content of ‘public value’. This approach will ensure that common European aims and values are maintained and national cultural particularities respected in a stable and long-lasting regulatory
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