May 8 2016 / By Núcleo de Comunicación Política, Universidad de Chile. Revista Preámbulo convoca a toda la comunidad académica (Académicos, Investigadores y Estudiantes) para el envío de Ensayos, Artículos, Reseñas y Entrevistas para su edición N°1 a publicarse en junio de 2016. Revista Preámbulo es una publicación académica de carácter semestral dedicada principalmente a…
May 9, 2016 / By e-noticies Los miembros del pleno del Consejo Audiovisual de Catalunya propuestos por PSC, PPC y UDC han reclamado “pluralismo” en TV3 y han pedido al órgano que controle “informativos y tertulias” durante la precampaña de las elecciones generales. Carme Figueras, Daniel Sirera y Eva Parera han enviado una carta al…
May 6, 2016/ Previosly publisued by LSE Media project Tawana Kupe, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Associate Professor in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, examines the increase of media freedom in Africa and highlights some obstacles still to be overcome. Reporters Without Borders’ latest World Press Freedom Index shows two interesting things. Namibia, ranked…
May 6, 2016 / By Pius Rugonzibwa, in All AfricaBy Pius Rugonzibwa Mwanza — Media professionals and stakeholders this week convened in Mwanza to commemorate World Press Freedom Day (WPRD) graced by the Chief Justice Mohamed Chande Othman as the Guest of Honour. The media event attracted a number of dignitaries including the Minister for Information,…
May 4, 2016 / By Jok P Mayom, Gurtong South Sudan on Tuesday joined the rest of the world in marking the World Press Freedom Day under the theme “Access to information and fundamental freedoms” with calls to protect journalists. The celebration held at Nyakuron Cultural Centre and attended by media houses in Juba was organized…
May 3, 2016 / By EuropaPress, en TeleCinco.es La Comisión Europea ha defendido este martes la importancia capital de la libertad y pluralismo de los medios para el funcionamiento de las democracias y ha avisado de que el pluralismo “no se puede dar por hecho” en Europa. “La libertad de expresión, la libertad y el…
2 May, 2016 / By http://news.peacefmonline.com/ Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr. Kwasi Gyan-Apenteng, has expressed disquiet about the long delay of the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill. Although he noted Ghana has come far in its quest for freedom of expression, he said the absence of a relevant and specific…
2 May, 2016 / By Mizzima.com On the face of it, Myanmar appears to have turned the page on locking up journalists. One of the first acts of the new Aung San Suu Kyi-Htin Kyaw government was to free several journalists who had been locked up during the tenure of President Thein Sein’s government. But…
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