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Prime Time Crime: Balkan Media in War and Peace

Kemal Kurspahic

Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace Press (2003), xxiii, 261 pp.

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Paroles d'Afrique centrale: Briser les silences

Serge Bailly, Domitille Duplat (eds.)

Paris: Karthala; Panos; COTA (2003), 165 pp.

"Paroles d’Afrique centrale: briser les silences (ed. Karthala) illustre le défi quotidien de la presse indépendante des pays du Sud. Des journalistes et des représentants de la société civile témoignent à travers vingt articles du combat en faveur de la liberté d’expression dans huit pa ... more

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Spreading the Word on the Internet: 16 Answers to 4 Questions. Reflections on Freedom of the Media and the Internet. Amsterdam Conference, June 2003

Christiane Hardy, Christian Möller (eds.)

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2003), 224 pp.

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Broadcasting and Development: Options for the World Bank

Carter Eltzroth, Charles Kenny

Washington, DC: World Bank (2003), 24 pp.

"The World Bank should take a more active role in policy and regulatory activities targeting the broadcasting sector because: broadcasting can have a significant part to play in the fight to reduce global poverty; convergence of information and communications technologies (ICT) is allowing broadcast ... more

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Medias et gouvernance

Bern; Zürich; Lausanne: Direction du développment et de la coopération (DDC), Département fédéral des affairs étrangères (DFAE) (2003), 22 pp.

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Derecho de la comunicación: Aportes para una nueva disciplina jurídica

José Perla Anaya

Lima: Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho de la Información y de la Comunicación (AIDIC) (2003), 342 pp.

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Media Laws in Zimbabwe: A Constitutional and Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwean Laws that Infringe Media Freedom

Tawanda Hondora

Harare: Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) (2003), 156 pp.

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Media in South Eastern Europe: Legislation, Professionalism and Associations

Yasha Lange et al.

Amsterdam: Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe, Media Task Force (2003), 56 pp.

"This document contains reports written by Media Working groups in nine countries in November 2003. The reports describe the media landscape and provide information on media legislation, journalistic professionalism, media associations and donor activities. The sections on the media landscape provid ... e a quick picture of the media in South Eastern Europe today: a high number of media outlets but far fewer sustainable and genuinely independent ones, virtually no direct governmental control but remaining influence in several key areas and a generally difficult transformation process of former state broadcasters. The information on media legislation reveals both progress and remaining difficulties. Defamation laws are strict, usually not in line with European standards and regularly abused, leading to many pending court cases and high fines. Access to Information laws are adopted in five countries, but implementation is problematic. Broadcast legislation is frequently debated and revised, regulatory bodies are insufficiently independent and public broadcasters require additional safeguarding against political influence. Professionalism is a concern. By no means only due to a lack of training, of which there has been a lot in the past years, but particularly due to structural problems. Journalists often work without proper contracts, affecting their position. They are generally low-paid and skilled people leave the profession. Young and cheap employees, sometimes preferred by owners, do not feel in a position to oppose influence on editorial policy. Lack of resources impact on quality, as there is little or no money for investigative reporting or domestic production of quality television programs. And in several cases, links between media owners and political parties affect the editorial independence. Media associations and watchdog organizations have proven tremendously important in defending press freedom and promoting quality. Several countries have seen the growth of professional and respected institutions, while in others the associations are divided, small and have limited credibility among journalists. Effective unions are generally lacking, training institutions have improved with outside support and press freedom organizations have increased strength and influence but are seeking sustainability. Finally, brief information is provided on donor assistance – much more is available in the Overview on support to the media in SEE, also prepared by the Media Task Force. Overall, outside assistance has made a great and positive difference in improving the diversity, quality and sustainability of the media. Suggestions for future support include the further strengthening of associations, in-house training rather than seminars, work on drafting and implementing media legislation (e.g. revising defamation clauses) and support to investigative journalism and domestic television production." (Overview, page 2) more

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From Quill to Cursor: Freedom of the Media in the Digital Era

Freimut Duve, Jennifer Jenkins et al.

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2003), 117 pp.

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Derecho de la información: Conceptos basicós

Ernesto Villanueva (ed.)

Quito: CIESPAL (2003), 466 pp.

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Reinventing Media: Media Policy Reform in East-Central Europe

Miklós Sükösd, Péter Bajomi-Lázár (eds.)

Budapest: Central European University Press (2003), 273 pp.

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Macht und Ohnmacht der "Vierten Gewalt": Die Rolle der Massenmedien im russischen Transitionsprozeß

Sabine Alexandra Gladkov

Münster: Lit (2002), 400 pp.

"Die russischen Medien haben sich in der Krise eingerichtet: Leere Kassen, mauernde Bürokraten und Gewalt gegen Journalisten prägen den Redaktionsalltag zwischen Petersburg und Wladiwostok. Fast vergessen ist die glorreiche Glasnost-Zeit, als die Presse unversehens vom passiven Chronisten zum mach ... more

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The MISA Media Advocacy Toolkit: Resource Book

John Barker, Andrew Couldridge

Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2002), 120 pp.

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Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic Media in Afghanistan

London: Article 19; Global Campaign for Free Expression (2002), 22 pp.

"On 5 September 2002, an International Seminar bringing together representatives of the Afghan government, local civil society and the international community adopted a Declaration on Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic Media in Afghanistan (‘the Declaration’). This Declaration, together wi ... more

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Internationales Handbuch Medien 2002/2003

Hans-Bredow-Institut (ed.)

Baden-Baden: Nomos, 26th ed. (2002), 1056 pp.

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The Enabling Environment for Free and Independent Media: A Contribution to Transparent and Accountable Governance

Monroe E. Price, Peter Krug

USAID, Office of Democracy and Governance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (2002), 50 pp.

"We begin with an outline of areas of law that must be considered. Over time, across societies, it is possible to suggest specific areas of legal development that are essential for media law reform. In the first part of this study, we examine a substantial list of such areas, from defamation rules t ... more

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