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The importance of mediation among European Press and Media Councils: A catalogue raisonné of possible approaches

Brussels: Association pour l'Autorégulation de la Déontologie Journalistique (AADJ);Conseil de Déontologie Journalistique (CDJ) (2024), 39 pp.

The Global Handbook of Media Accountability

London; New York: Routledge (2022), xviii, 614 pp.
"The Global Handbook of Media Accountability brings together leading scholars to 'de-Westernize' the academic debate on media accountability and discuss different models of media self-regulation and newsroom transparency around the globe. With examination of the status quo of media accountability in ... more

Media Councils in the Digital Age: Year in Review

Blanquerna Foundation (2022), 22 pp.

The Media Councils Debates Facing the Challenges of the Digital Age

Bruxelles: Association pour l'Autorégulation de la Déontologie Journalistique (AADJ);Conseil de Déontologie Journalistique (CDJ) (2022), 122 pp.

Media Self-Regulation in South East Europe: Guide to Best Practices for the Digital Age

Paris; Brussels: UNESCO;UNESCO Office Brussels (2019), 16 pp.

Recommendations for Press Councils

Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Media Program South East Europe (2014), 1 p.
"Efficient self-regulation in the media sector is an important condition for ethical standards in news coverage and can prevent extensive regulation by state authorities. As such, it plays an important role for the trust of citizens in media and for the freedom of the press. Experts gathered by the ... more
"On the one hand, there is the Voluntary Media Council of Zimbabwe (VMCZ), a self-regulatory structure favoured by the privately owned media players. On the other hand, there is the Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) formed under statutory law and whose structure is still not adequate to resolve cases ... more
"The paper looks at how journalists and press councils in two very different media systems in the same region – Indonesia and Malaysia – have addressed the question of journalism ethics in the face of a changing media environment. The Indonesian Press Council, set up within the move to democracy ... more
"The chapters that follow provide an important insight into the evolution, current status and challenges to the effective implementation of media self-regulation systems in South East Europe and Turkey. Obstacles identified, which are likely to resonate in transitional democracies and other settings ... more

Media Courts of Honour: Self-Regulatory Councils in Southern Africa and Elsewhere

Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2009), 50 pp.
"What emerges from the discussion of the Southern African media councils is a picture of relatively new institutions, struggling to find their place in a changing, difficult media and political terrain. They share many common challenges, as they contend with hostile governments, poor journalistic pr ... more

Sword and Shield: Self-Regulation and International Media: A Report

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 33 pp.
"1. The media development community should work within individual media houses to create in-house, publicly reported complaint systems rather than relying solely on outside press councils to do the job. 2. Funding groups should encourage media criticism, in forms such as local journalism reviews. 3. ... more
"Composed of questions and answers, this guidebook is practical and easy to use. There is no ‘one-fits-all’ model that can be readily adopted anywhere. Therefore, the publication does not focus on specific countries, but rather on a wide range of practical concerns. How do the existing self-regu ... more
"In this study the author presents self-regulation as a part of a wider subject, that is, freedom of speech, arguing that self-regulation does not intrude on this freedom beyond the limits set by democracy, and that, compared to legislative solution, it is a much more friendly way of implementing th ... more

Media Ethics in Asia: Adressing the Dilemmas in the Information Age

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University (SCI-NTU) (2002), 157 pp.

Media Monitors in Asia

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC) (1996), 414 pp.
"With information from governments, media councils, journalists and broadcasts, Jones has compiled a succinct study of codes generally and of a few specifically. His aim is "to bring together some of the background information and to advance some of the arguments needed to help media people and othe ... more
"Un conseil de la presse a été installé à Accra le 11 janvier 1968 — Sa création a fait naître des soupçons dans les milieux journalistiques — Le gouvernement se défend de toute idée de censure, affirmant que les statuts du conseil sont rédigés sur le modèle de ceux du « British Pre ... more