March 28 / By Panorama.com.ve Después de casi once años, Argentina decidió desvincularse de la cadena Telesur, la señal multiestatal de noticias que emite desde Caracas, maneja el gobierno venezolano y se distribuye gratuitamente vía satélite a América, Europa y Asia, reseñó el diario Clarín. El ministro de Medios y Contenidos Públicos, Hernán Lombardi, lo…
9 March 2016 / By RTE News Ireland is exposed to a “high risk” over its concentration of media ownership, according to the findings of an unpublished report for the EU Commission, details of which have been seen by RTÉ’s This Week. The report is examining media plurality in Ireland for the first time, alongside 18…
15 march 2016 / Adelina Marini. Published by euinside.eu “The independence of regulatory authorities in the audiovisual field is a very important issue. They are key to safeguarding media pluralism and media freedom. The Commission is therefore closely following recent developments in Croatia, whereby the government proposed the replacement of the entire Board of the…
11 March 2016 / Published by b.92.net The OSCE has warned that “the independence of the broadcast regulator is a key element for media pluralism and freedom of the media.” OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatovic has expressed concern over a sudden decision by the Croatian government proposing that the parliament rejects a…
9 March 2016 / By Leonardo González*. Published by Página 12 Leonardo González asegura que es imposible hablar de pluralismo cuando el mapa de medios está en manos de pocos empresarios y empresas, existe monopolio de la información y esos medios ejercen censura sobre aquel que piensa distinto Las nuevas autoridades de Radio y Televisión Argentina…
9 March 2016 / Published Buenos Aires Herald A true democracy requires various other essential ingredients rather than free elections at regular intervals and one of them is media pluralism that fully reflects a diverse society. Such a pluralism obviously demands a multiplicity of opinions but rather more than that — there must be a level…
8 March 2016 / By Sputnik he Turkish government’s seizure of Feza Media Group was unacceptable as it is contrary to European values, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Monday. On Friday, a Turkish court ordered Feza Media Group, which includes opposition newspaper Zaman, Today’s Zaman daily and the Cihan news agency, to be placed under the management of government trustees.…
8 March 2016 / By NEOLine/GK. Published by NewEurope Editor-in-chief of Zaman Almanya (Zaman Germany), Sueleyman Bag, made clear that the Turkish opposition daily will still be published, even though it was taken over by the Turkish government in Turkey. Bag told Reuters on Monday: “As of today we are printing a version of Zaman…
7 March 2016 / By Mark Moloney. Published by Anphoblach AN UNPUBLISHED REPORT from the European Union criticises the concentration of media ownership in Ireland, RTÉ reports. RTÉ’s This Week programme cites an unpublished report carried out by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom based in Florence for the EU Commission. Research for…
3 March 2016 / By Pepe Ríos. Published By El País La Corporación Catalana de Medios Audiovisuales ha hecho públicos hoy los nombramientos de diversos cargos en los servicios informativos y a otros destinos que han generado el rechazo unánime desde varios sectores. Así, el comité profesional de Televisió de Catalunya ha reaccionado con un…
2 March 2016 / By El Boletín Madrid La Federación Europea de Periodistas (FEP) ha alertado de que “los organismos públicos de radiodifusión en Hungría, España y Grecia se encuentran entre las víctimas de la interferencia del gobierno”, refiriéndose, aunque sin nombrarla, a RTVE. El presidente de esta organización, Mogens Blicher Bjerregård, se pronuncia así…
28 January 2016 / By Donald O’Donovan. Published by http://www.independent.ie/ Norway is slashing tax on all news publications to zero, in line with the country’s policy of encouraging a diverse and healthy media sector. Norwegian authorities will introduce a zero VAT rate for electronic news services from March, bringing the country’s tax treatment of online news…
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