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Can There be Security Without Media Freedom? 25th Anniversary of the Mandate of the OSCE Representative on Freedom on the Media

Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (2022), 49 pp.

ISBN 978-92-9234-742-0

"This exercise - bringing together eminent experts to look ahead - has enabled the Representative on Freedom of the Media to update and strengthen her toolbox so as to be better prepared to address media freedom challenges to our common security. The recommendations provided in this report are not a pick and choose menu; only by taking them all together can we strengthen freedom of the media, human rights, democracy, and security in the years to come. This takes joint efforts and collaboration of many stakeholders." (Conclusion, page 49)
Introduction, 14
Is media freedom relevant for human security today and tomorrow? 18
What is the current understanding of the ‘media’ element of the ‘freedom of the media’ concept? 29
How can media freedom be safeguarded by intergovernmental organizations, particularly the OSCE? 34
Conclusion, 48