Freedom and Accountability: Safeguarding Free Expression Through Media Self-Regulation
London; Brussels: Article 19;International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2005), 96 pp.
ISBN 1-902598-70-9
"This report looks at how countries in Western Europe, in particular Sweden, Germany and the UK have developed press councils or complaints commissions and analyses recent initiatives in five countries of South East Europe aimed at improving journalistic standards and establishing some form of media self-regulation. Developments in Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania and Slovenia are explored through the testimonies of key stakeholders in the process: media owners, editors, journalists and non-governmental organisations. As the key findings and recommendations of the research reveal, there is no single fit-all model of media self-regulation that can be easily transferred from one country to another, but there are fundamental principles, which should be observed and useful lessons that can be learned." (Executive summary, page 6)
Executive Summary, 6
1 Introduction, 10
2 Self-Regulation & Statutory Regulation, 15
3 Press Councils in Practice Sweden, Germany, the UK and Elsewhere, 26
4 Case Studies of Media Self-Regulation in Five Countries of South East Europe, 43
5 Conclusion, 74
Appendix 1: ‘An experience of establishing a self-regulation body in the Voronezh media community in Central Russia’, 81
Appendix 2: IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists, 83
Appendix 3: Media Ethics and Self-Regulation Tirana, September 25-27, 1999, 84
Appendix 4: Romania: The Journalist’s Statute, The Journalists Deontological Code, 87
Appendix 5: ARTICLE 19 and International Federation of Journalists Research on Development of Media Self-Regulation in South East Europe, 92
Appendix 6: List of Resources on Media Self-Regulation, 96
1 Introduction, 10
2 Self-Regulation & Statutory Regulation, 15
3 Press Councils in Practice Sweden, Germany, the UK and Elsewhere, 26
4 Case Studies of Media Self-Regulation in Five Countries of South East Europe, 43
5 Conclusion, 74
Appendix 1: ‘An experience of establishing a self-regulation body in the Voronezh media community in Central Russia’, 81
Appendix 2: IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists, 83
Appendix 3: Media Ethics and Self-Regulation Tirana, September 25-27, 1999, 84
Appendix 4: Romania: The Journalist’s Statute, The Journalists Deontological Code, 87
Appendix 5: ARTICLE 19 and International Federation of Journalists Research on Development of Media Self-Regulation in South East Europe, 92
Appendix 6: List of Resources on Media Self-Regulation, 96
