25 June 2015 / By Hurryiet Daily News A report adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) on June 24 says media transparency should be promoted, stressing the importance of freedom of expression and media pluralism for a functioning democracy. Member states of the CoE should ensure compliance with transparency standards through regulatory authorities encouraging…
4 June 2015 / By CONICYT Chile Este Fondo ha financiado una serie de estudios que han mostrado interesantes resultados que evidencia el panorama informativo de nuestro país. El próximo miércoles 17 de junio a las 9:00 horas, en el Edificio Institucional de CONICYT (Moneda 1375), se presentarán los resultados de estudios pertenecientes al Fondo de…
9 june 2015 / By Fiach Kelly New media mergers guidelines which say it is “undesirable” for one person or business to hold excessive influence in the industry are set to be passed by Cabinet on Tuesday. Minister for Communications Alex White is expected to publish the guidelines once they have been passed by Ministers…
2 June 2015 / By Hurriyet Daily News The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) called the Turkish government on May 31 ‘to urgently recognize the importance of plural voices within the media and to provide the conditions for independent sources of information’ as the country is only a week ahead of critical…
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…
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…
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 Europa Press El presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC), José María Marín Quemada, ha destacado este martes que el organismo vigilará el cumplimiento del pluralismo y la imparcialidad informativa en Televisión Española (TVE). El presidente de la Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la…
3 May 2015 / By El Mostrador Javiera Olivares participó durante esta mañana en la conmemoración del Día de la Libertad de Prensa en el Barrio Concha y Toro, ocasión en que hizo una crítica directa a la postura de quienes, en la práctica, controlan el libre flujo de las opiniones y expresiones en Chile.…
3 May 2015 / By Today’s Zaman On Tuesday morning, a national newspaper with pro-government values, the Vahdet daily, hit the stands, declaring on its front page that 300 leaders of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) are crypto-Armenians and claimed that they were baptized in churches. The overall accusatory tone of the article is…
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