OSCE: Respect Croatia’s public broadcaster’s independence

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…

Los spots del falso pluralismo

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…

The importance of real pluralism in the media

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…

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called the Turkish government’s seizure of Feza Media Group “unacceptable” and urged Turks to respect media pluralism

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.…

The Turkish top-selling opposition newspaper Zaman, which supports the opposition Gülen movement, will now be published in Germany

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…

Norway scraps tax on news to encourage media

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…

Be the media, know the media, change the media

18 February 2016 / By Des Freedman We’re facing a crisis at the heart of our media system – in other words with the dominant players across our media environment – on many different levels: of funding, of ethics, of representation and of legitimacy. The crisis is related, in particular, to the increasingly unequal distribution…

Oportunidad para el pluralismo

2 February 2016 / Por Aleida Calleja. Publicar por La Silla Rota Sin duda es una buena noticia la ampliación de frecuencias liberadas en el Programa Anual de Uso y Aprovechamiento de Bandas de Frecuencias 2016 que aprobó el Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT). Es histórica la cantidad de frecuencias que serán utilizadas para poder…

In Sri Lanka, media settle in for long march to change

1 February 2016 / By Scott Griffen, Director of Press Freedom Programmes. Published by International Press Institute One year after historic election, optimism mixes with sluggish pace of reform Just over one year ago, Sri Lankans chose Maithripala Sirisena to be their next president, in a surprise rejection of incumbent leader Mahinda Rajapaksa, the man who…