29 May 2015 / By Maria Kyriakidou There is perhaps no other field that better illustrates how deeply ingrained clientelism is in Greek political culture than the media sector. Politicians, media and business have long been operating as a ‘triangle of power’, where private and political interests are intrinsically intertwined and where the media function as…
27 May 2015 / María Amparo Grau. El nacional.com Los postulados desarrollados por el Tribunal Europeo de Derechos Humanos sobre la libertad de expresión en el asunto “Handyside”, y reiterados en muchas de las decisiones de la materia, nos permiten afirmar que lo que ocurre contra los directivos y editores de varios medios de comunicación…
25 May 2015 / By EFE Bruselas. Heraldo.es La Unión Europea (UE) criticó hoy la promulgación de una ley en Rusiaque permite declarar “indeseables” a las ONG extranjeras e internacionales, al tiempo que subrayó que contradice a la mismaConstitución rusa. “La nueva ley que permite declarar “indeseables” a las ONG, promulgada por el presidente ruso…
20 May 2015 / By Charter 97 A big delegation of journalists of independent media, including the leadership of the Belarusian Journalist Association, as well as representatives of the Information Ministry of the Journalism faculty of the Belarusian State University, journalists of state-run media, are taking part in the conference preceding the Eastern Partnership Summit…
16 May 2015 / Elsa Buchanan. International Business Times UK A day after an attempted coup in Burundi failed, the country has descended into a communications “blackout”, as all but one media have been shut down and opposition leaders say they are fearing a post-coup repression. Following weeks of protest, the Burundian army announced a coup on 13…
14 May 2015 / By Nelly Ognyanova and Orlin Spassov The condition of the media environment in Bulgaria makes it a special case. The country ranks lowest among European Union Member States in the World Press Freedom Index of Reporters without Borders for 2015 (106th place in the overall ranking). This trend shows no sign of improving, with…
10 May 2015 / By M. Zahangir Kabir In November 2005, the World Summit on (WSIS) called upon the UN General Assembly to declare May 17 as the World Information Society Day to focus on a wide range of issues. The General Assembly adopted a resolution in March 2006 stipulating that the World Information Society Day…
7 May 2013 / By Media Policy Project Blog The three main UK political parties – the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and Labour – have set out their policy priorities for the media & telecoms sectors in their party manifestos. A recent report from Enders Analysis highlights areas of convergence and divergence between them in…
9 May 2015 / By Salvador Muñoz Hace pocos días nos enteramos del cierre del departamento de prensa y de varios programas de La Red lo que es una noticia lamentable pues además de implicar una serie de despidos a profesionales y equipos técnicos del canal, significa una nueva pérdida para el cada vez más…
5 May 2015 / By Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana Ghana has been ranked the 22nd country on the World Press Freedom Index. According to the 2015 World Press Freedom Index ranking, compiled by Paris-based ‘Reporters Without Borders,’ Ghana ranked 22nd out of 180 countries. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications, Dr. Omane Boamah at a symposium…
5 April 2015 / By Sputnik News The Occupy Democracy demonstrations underway in London and other UK cities are into their fifth day on Tuesday, which will be devoted to demands for democratic reform of the media, the group’s website said. The action in central London is set to start at 12 p.m. (11:00 GMT) with a rally involving…
5 April 2015 / By Euroactive.com SPECIAL REPORT / The news industry is struggling with a shift to mobile, getting scant revenues as more readers turn to smartphones and tablets for information, according to new research published in April. These are among the findings of the latest Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media…
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