November 19, 2016/ By La Razón Las periodistas Claudia Benavente y Mery Vaca coincidieron la noche del viernes en promover el pluralismo mediático en Bolivia, pero bajo los principios que ordenan la función periodística como la responsabilidad. La posición surgió en medio de un debate por el discurso del presidente Evo Morales durante la III…
November 18, 2016 / By Ekhatimerini Just 26 percent of Greeks believe the country’s national media is trustworthy, according to a Eurobarometer survey for 2016, which also said that only 53 percent of EU country citizens believe the same. The EC report titled “2016 Eurobarometer Survey on Media Pluralism and Democracy” suggested that 87 percent…
November 18, 2016/ By El Boletín Faltaban datos para corroborar la sensación de que cada vez menos gente otorga credibilidad a los medios de comunicación. Ahora que el Eurobarómetro ha publicado una encuesta sobre el sector, la sensación se ha hecho realidad. Según el estudio realizado por este órgano dependiente de la Comisión Europea, los…
November 15, 2016 / By Michael O’Regan Taoiseach Enda Kenny has rejected a call for a public commission on the future of the media in the Republic. Mr Kenny said everybody would agree that a free and pluralistic media was an essential component of a modern democracy. He said a report commissioned by Sinn Féin…
November 14, 2016/ By Prnoticias ¿Puede Podemos poner contra las cuerdas a RTVE con una denuncia ante la Comisión Europea sobre la falta de independencia y pluralismo en la televisión pública de nuestro país?. Esta ha sido la última iniciativa que se ha promovido desde la formación morada, que a través de su eurodiputada Tania…
November 14, 2016/ By Theresah Esson The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has approved a new code of ethics for the association. The new code, which contains 24 guidelines and is to replace the 1994 guidelines of the GJA, is to ensure the highest journalistic standards in the country. It also takes cognizance of all ethical…
November 11, 2016 / By Ellen Tordesillas The Philippines is described as the country with the freest press in Asia. Do we truly have freedom of the press? Can reporters write irregularities in an industry without bothering whether the owners of the media they are working for would not be displeased because they have business interests…
November 11, 2016/ By News Ghana The forum brought together GJA members and executives, media owners, representatives of groupings and the academia and experts in the media sectors to review the draft GJA code of ethics. A seven- member committee was constituted to review the code with sponsorship from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. Mr Roland…
4, November 2016/ By Bizcommunity The International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists was marked on 2 November 2016 by media organisations around the globe. In a joint statement by the European Union and African Union, the following was said: “Media accountability lies first and foremost with the general public. Freedom of opinion…
2, November 2016/ By The Brussels Times In the past decade more than 800 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public: on average one death every week. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening…
1, November 2016/ By Diplomatic Inteligence OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović Monday condemned the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, Murat Sabuncu, and three of its columnists, Güray Öz, Aydın Engin and Kadri Gürsel, the latter is also a member of the board of the International Press…
31, October 2016/ By New Europe Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November 2016, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Vice-President Andrus Ansip and Commissioners Günther H. Oettinger and Věra Jourová said: “We call on all States, media companies, media professionals and all concerned parties…
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