April 6, 2016 / By Colum Kenny, The Irish Times Some social and cultural groups have difficulty getting their voices heard ‘Paddy likes to know the full story,’ said Enda Kenny famously. But Paddy’s chances of getting the full story are reduced by factors identified in a new European report on the media. The report for…
April 4, 2016 / By Michael O’Regan The Irish Times Report calls for retrospective reform of competition law to restrict influence of individuals. Concentration of media ownership in Ireland poses a “high risk” to diversity of opinion, according to a report compiled by a Dublin City University lecturer. Fewer owners limit the opportunity for diversity of opinion and…
March 30, 2016 / By Teinteresa.es España es uno de los cinco países de la UE, junto a República Checa, Finlandia, Luxemburgo y Rumanía, donde la concentración en la propiedad de los medios de comunicación merece una catalogación de “riesgo alto”. Así lo refleja el informe ‘Monitorización del Pluralismo de los Medios en Europa’, que…
March 30, 2016 / By Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty Latvian authorities shut down Russia’s pro-Kremlin news site Sputnik on March 29, calling it a “propaganda tool” and drawing an immediate rebuke from Moscow. Latvia’s local domain registry suspended Sputnik’s right to hold the news site Sputniknews.lv, which was established only a few weeks ago to…
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RTE News Ireland is exposed to a “high risk” over its concentration of media ownership, according to the findings of an unpublished report for the EU Commission, details of which have been seen by RTÉ’s This Week.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…
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…
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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