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Qual a lógica das políticas de comunicação no Brasil?

César Ricardo Siqueira Bolaño

São Paulo: Paulus (2007), 124 pp.

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Reforma de medios electrónicos: ¿avances o retrocesos?

Rudolf Huber, Ernesto Villanueva (eds.)

México, DF: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM);Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2007), 253 pp.

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The Copy/South Dossier: Issues in the Economics, Politics, and Ideology of Copyright in the Global South

Alan Story, Colin Darch, Deborah Halbert

Canterbury: University of Kent Law School, Copy/South Research Group (2006), 207 pp.

"This unique dossier was assembled by the activist Copy South Research Group, a loosely-affiliated group of researchers based in a number of countries across the South and the North who seek to research the inner workings of the global copyright system and its effects on the Global South. The dossie ... more

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Zwischen Inter- und Transnationalismus: Die Kommunikationspolitik der UNESCO nach 1989/1990

Samy Rabieh

Frankfurt am Main: Johann-Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Doctoral Thesis (2006), v, 125 pp.

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Implementing Access to Information: A Practical Guide for Operationalising Freedom of Information Law

Chairmaine Rodrigues

New Delhi: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), revised ed. (2006), 32 pp.

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Asia's March Towards Freedom of Expression and Development

Kalinga Seneviratne, Suganthi Singarayar (ed.)

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) (2006), 212 pp.

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SADC Media Law: A Handbook for Media Practicioners. The Republic of Mozambique: An Overview of Media Law and Practice in Mozambique;Leis da Mídia na SADC: Manual Para profissionais de jornalismo. República de Moçambique: Uma panorâmica do direito da comunicação social e a prática em Moçambique

Justine White, Daddy Bujitu, Ivan Macoo

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2006), 63, 66 pp.

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Still Not Fully Protected: Rights to Freedom of Expression and Information Under Angola's New Press Law

New York: Human Rights Watch (2006), 24 pp.

"On February 2, 2006, Angola’s National Assembly approved a new press law, which entered into force on May 15. The law regulates the activity of media companies and professionals in television and radio broadcasting and in the written and electronic press. This report analyses the new law in the c ... ontext of international human rights standards. Given the Government of Angola’s poor record in protecting freedom of expression, the press law is especially crucial in the current pre-election period in Angola to ensure that the press can report freely in the run-up to national elections, tentatively scheduled for 2007. The new legislation represents an improvement over Angola’s previous press law in many respects. Key improvements include the elimination of the state monopoly over TV broadcasting; the creation of public TV and radio that are to be governed by principles of public interest (such as ensuring the plurality of opinions, providing accurate and impartial information that is widely accessible and providing politically balanced information during election periods), and provisions that allow a journalist accused of defamation to cite the truthfulness of the facts reported in his or her defense in cases involving Angola’s president. While Human Rights Watch welcomes the Government of Angola’s reform of its media law, it is concerned that the new law still contains elements that fall short of international human rights standards. The law defines certain conduct as “criminal” in unclear and sweeping terms and establishes excessive penalties for those crimes, including defamation; it includes provisions that may result in excessive limitations on press freedom; and it provides for the establishment of licensing procedures for private TV and radio broadcasters that are largely subject to the discretion of governmental bodies. The Angolan government should amend those provisions of the press law that are not in accordance with international and regional human rights standards, most urgently those criminalizing defamation. In addition, too many key principles and procedures of the law are left for further implementing laws and regulations and no transitional arrangements are defined to address problems that may arise in the application of the law pending adoption of the implementing legislation. The lack of such laws and regulations makes several provisions of the new press law largely inoperable." (Summary) more

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Ley de medios: Poder sin contrapesos

México, DF: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2006), 24 pp.

"Esta edición de Perspectivas Progresistas analiza el reciente debate y proceso po-lítico sobre las reformas a la legislación de radio, televisión y telecomunicaciones en México.“Una ley para Televisa: crónica de una regresión política” es el título del análisis que realizó el investi ... more

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Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators
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Richard Carver

London: Article 19 (2006), 112 pp.

"The African Charter on Broadcasting, adopted in 2001 on the tenth anniversary of the Windhoek Declaration, alongside the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa establish a series of important principles that should guide the de ... more

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A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes
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Andrew Puddephatt, Alexandra Wilde, Elisabeth MacCall

Oslo: UNDP, Bureau for Development Policy (2006), 29 pp.

"This Guide complements the Practical Guidance Note on Right to Information, which provided guidance on approaches for designing and implementing programmes in this area. It builds on this knowledge, and focuses on the monitoring and evaluation of those programmes, paying particular attention to the ... more

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Implementing Freedom of Expression: A Checklist for the Implementation of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression in Africa

Cyril Magnon-Pujo, John Barker, Peter Noorlander

London: Article 19 (2006), x, 64 pp.

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The German Broadcasting Order: A Model for China?

Manfred Kops

Köln: Institut für Rundfunkökonomie an der Universität zu Köln (2006), 53 pp.

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Restructuring Radio Broadcasting in Arab Countries: Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Egypt

Olfa Lamloum

Paris: Panos Paris (2006), 54 pp.

"The reorganisation of radio broadcasting in the five Arab countries we have looked at is a slow, unequal, up-and-down and unfinished process. It is unfinished in that some states (Egypt and Syria), still have not published the conditions for awarding broadcasting licenses, even though some independ ... ent stations have received authorisation. The beneficiary stations thus have no real legal status, but are private businesses broadcasting music, and refraining from broadcasting news. The stations seem to be of most benefit to businessmen close to the authorities, and are more a part of the process of State privatisation than media democratisation. There is a general lack of transparency, and very little information is available about these radio stations. Journalists know little about the shareholders, working conditions in the stations and how they are organised. The legal vacuum will no doubt eventually be filled in these two countries. But, for the time being, radio broadcasting in Egypt and Syria remains totally under the control of the authorities. Lebanon is a special case. By allowing radio and television stations to be privately owned, Lebanon has essentially brought an existing state of affairs within the law, since these independent stations did not wait for the 1996 law to be passed before going on the air. Nevertheless, the various attempts to prevent religious interests from controlling the media have so far failed, and the political stations are a direct mirror of the country’s religious polarities. Every political/religious party has its own radio station (and television channel), which it uses to support its political choices. And the only non-religious station, Sawt Al-Shab, is close to the Lebanese Communist Party. Despite their vulnerability, the Palestinian and Jordanian experiments are without doubt the most promising. The legal framework is restrictive, in these two countries, but the privatelyowned stations are pushing back the boundaries of news broadcasting, are helping to render the media more autonomous, and introducing a relative degree of democracy in the field of information. But these experiments remain dependent on the unstable political context and resulting legal restrictions. The new legislation is more favourable to entertainment stations and benefits businessmen close to the authorities, leaving little space for civil society radio projects to develop." (Conclusion, page 42) more

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A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes Key Guidance

Broadcasting Pluralism and Diversity: Training Manual for African Regulators
Key Guidance

A Guide to Measuring the Impact of Right to Information Programmes: Practical Guidance Notes
Key Guidance