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Supporting an Independent, Vibrant Media in Kazakhstan

In: OECD Integrity Scan of Kazakhstan: Preventing Corruption for a Competitive Economy
Paris: OECD (2017), pp. 275-296
"This chapter discusses the role of media in the Republic of Kazakhstan in combating corruption. First, it provides an assessment of the recently passed access to information legislation in the country as it relates to media's access to government information. Second, it analyses the extent to which ... more

How the Bangladeshi Media Use the RTI Act for Free and Qualitative Reporting: Asessment Report

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC);Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI) (2016), 17 pp.
"The study finds an overall positive attitude about the benefits of the RTI Act and potentials of its use by the journalists as an effective tool for producing quality in-depth and investigative reports. An opinion prevails that the act has already created some good examples of curbing corruption an ... more
"In diesem Beitrag wird kurz auf die Ursprünge des IFAI (Instituto Federal de Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos) sowie auf seine Zusammensetzung und Funktionsweise eingegangen. Im Licht aktuell vorgeschlagener Reformdiskussionen werden die Perspektiven der Institution aufgezeigt und i ... more

Defence Handbook for Journalists and Bloggers: On Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Information Principles in International Law

Reporters Without Borders;Thomson Foundation;Paul Hastings (2015), 240 pp.
"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 ... more

Right to Information and Media Laws in Pakistan

Islamabad: Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) (2015), iii, 19 pp.

Free Speech and Censorship Around the Globe

Budapest; New York: Central European University Press (2015), x, 552 pp.
"This is a book about free speech narratives. Stories about how imagination and rational thinking in wildly different cultures capture, imagine, and conceptualize what freedom of speech means. 1989 and 2011 are only two recent (in historic perspective) turning points when freedom of speech and freed ... more

Legal Leaks Toolkit: A Guide for Journalists on How to Access Government Information

Madrid; Berlin: Access Info Europe;N-ost Netzwerk für Osteuropa-Berichterstattung (2014), 85 pp.
"This toolkit is designed for journalists working in any media – newspapers, radio, and television – as well as bloggers and other information professionals who need to get access to information held by public bodies for their stories. The toolkit is for journalists making requests in their own ... more
"The highly debated Protection of State Information Bill (POSIB) in South Africa represents the first attempt of a sub-Saharan African country to create security legislation which is not based on Colonial law. It can be assumed that this law will have a significant impact on similar legislative refo ... more
"This report is intended to be a practical, useful guide for stakeholders in national and local governments, the media, civil society, and business to making freedom of information laws work. The authors’ particular emphasis is on the role public officials and journalists must play in effectively ... more

Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights 2010: Report of the Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, 4 March 2011

Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression (2011), vii, 415 pp.
"El documento identifica las diferentes maneras a través de las cuales los actores del campo periodístico—ya sean periodistas, editores o propietarios de medios de comunicación—se han comprometido en la promoción, implementación y monitoreo de la legislación de acceso a la información pú ... more

Commitments: Freedom of the Media, Freedom of Expression, Free Flow of Information, 1975-2011

Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE);OSCE, 2nd ed. (2011), 38 pp.

Proactive Transparency: The Future of the Right to Information?

Washington, DC: World Bank, Communication for Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) (2010), v, 51 pp.
"This paper identifies four primary drivers of proactive disclosure throughout history. The first is the need to inform the public about laws and decisions and the public’s right to be informed, to know their rights and obligations. The second is the public’s demand for the information needed to ... more

Digital Media Law

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K; Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell (2010), ix, 352 pp.

Saber mas: Informe regional sobre situación actual del acceso a la información pública

Alianza Regional por la Libertad de Expresión e Información (2009), 73 pp.
"GISWatch has three interrelated goals: surveying the state of the field of information and communications technology (ICT) policy at local and global levels; encouraging critical debate; strengthening networking and advocacy for a just, inclusive information society. Each year the report focuses on ... more