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…
30 April, 2016 / By Emmanuel Odonkor, Ghana Bussines News A right to information activist says parliament’s delay in passing the Right to Information Bill for Ghanaian citizens may be due to politicians’ misconstruing of the law as one for the media and their fear that it will give too much power to the media. Ms…
May 30, 2016 / By Tamara García Yuste, en Actuall.com Aunque no han dado más detalles, todo parece indicar que el objetivo de los de Pablo Iglesias es educar en medios de comunicación a los más pequeños. La formación de Pablo Iglesias ha instado a “poner límites a la propiedad” de las televisiones y las radios.…
29 May, 2016 / By Estrella Digital Podemos aboga por “adoptar otras estrategias” de fomento del pluralismo, la producción nacional y local en radio y televisión y la diversidad mediática, con el objetivo de situar el espacio mediático “a la altura de los estándares de calidad europeos” Podemos aboga por “poner límites a la propiedad cruzada…
29 May, 2016 / By la sexta.com Podemos propone abrir el debate sobre la propiedad de los medios de comunicación y ha registrado una proposición no de ley en el Congreso de los Diputados. Entre otras cosas piden limitar la concentración de radios y televisiones para evitar los monopolios mediáticos o que la dirección de…
April 29, 2016 / By Gwen Lister, African Free Press After four decades in print, Gwen Lister says she’s been called a “dinosaur” because she was and remains a believer in newspapers – even in the face of the digital tsunami. Gwen Lister is the Founding Editor and currently Publisher of The Namibian newspaper. As the digital…
26 April, 2016 / By Bizcommunity Over 40 journalists and media experts have assessed the state of media freedom and expression, access to information and media pluralism and diversity in sub-Saharan Africa – providing all articles for publication to all media at no charge on World Press Freedom Day. The Media Institute of Southern Africa…
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