Oktober 13, 2017 / By Julia Reda, Internautas Un nuevo estudio realizado a petición del Parlamento Europeo considera que el derecho de autor adicional previsto para los sitios de noticias es una idea terrible. Pero los diputados al Parlamento Europeo no podrán enterarse de ello hasta después de que hayan votado la polémica propuesta. “Hay preocupaciones…
October 12, 2017 / By Bright Agropah, Modern Ghana Must the law be a respecter of persons? Is anyone or outfit too powerful to abide by the law? I have keenly observed and monitored discussions following the National Communication Authority’s decision to sanction some radio stations for various infractions pertaining to their authorisations to operate as…
Oktober 9, 2017 / By Servimedia La Plataforma en Defensa de la Libertad de Información (PDLI) lanzó hoy el ‘Manifiesto por un periodismo responsable ante el conflicto catalán’. Según informa la PDLI en un comunicado, “los últimos acontecimientos en relación con el conflicto catalán y el tratamiento informativo del que están siendo objeto, obligan a…
October 9, 2017 / By Europa Press El periódico socialista ‘Diario Progresista’ vuelve a ponerse en marcha este lunes, después de dos años cerrado, bajo la dirección del concejal del PSOE en el Ayuntamiento de Madrid Antonio Miguel Carmona. El periódico socialista ‘Diario Progresista’ vuelve a ponerse en marcha este lunes, después de dos…
October 5, 2017/ By Danny Gonzalo Monsálvez A. La controversia producida entre la candidata Beatriz Sánchez y el ex ministro de la dictadura Sergio Melnick, ha puesto nuevamente en el tapete de la discusión el tema de la responsabilidad de los civiles que participaron de la dictadura de Pinochet. Pero no se trata de cualquier civil,…
October 6, 2017 / By EBU News The EBU supports Bulgarian journalists in their protest against political pressure and urges politicians to refrain from interference in journalists’ work. After days of tension between the ruling parties’ politicians and the media, Bulgarian journalists have staged protests to defend their right to work free from political pressure. The…
Oktober 6, 2017 / By Civil Georgia, Tbilisi Civil.ge spoke about the press freedom developments in Georgia and the region to OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir, who visited Tbilisi on October 2-4 and met with the country’s authorities, as well as the representatives of media and civil society organizations. My first question…
October 2, 2017 / By Ghana| Myjoyonline & Abubakar Ibrahim, My Joy Online Vice President of the Ghana Independent Broadcasting Association (GIBA) has described as harsh and laughable, the over ¢1.2 billion fines slapped on some radio stations by the National Communication Authority (NCA). Ernest Boateng said the Authority did not give the stakeholders the opportunity…
October 1, 2017 / By News Ghana More than 130 radio stations in Ghana are facing the wrath of telecommunications industry regulator, the National Communications Authority, for various infractions, a press release issued by the regulator here on Friday said. The stations had their licenses revoked after a nationwide FM Spectrum Audit conducted this year…
October 1, 2017 / by Jonathan Cook Alternet has gone public with concerns about the way Google and Facebook have limited traffic to its website and, more generally, undermined access to progressive and independent media. Its traffic from web searches has dropped precipitously – by 40 per cent – since Google introduced new algorithms in the summer. Other big…
September 30, 2017 / By Ghanaweb The New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Ledzokuku in the Greater Accra Region, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye is unhappy about the closure of 34 radio stations by the National communications Authority (NCA). “When a good action becomes a problem for the majority of people that action no matter its…
September 30. 2017/ By Ghanaweb The unfolding brouhaha emanating from corruption allegations levelled by controversial musician, A Plus against two Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Asenso-Boakye and Abu Jinapor never seems to end as a leaked audio conversation between A Plus and the Deputy Director of Police CID, Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah indicating that the investigative…
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