19 june, 2018 / By manilastandard.net In April 2018, Reporters Without Borders released the latest results of the World Press Freedom Index, a survey that assessed the level of press freedom in 180 countries. The index measures perceptions of freedom in terms of the level of pluralism, media independence, the environment and self-censorship, legal framework,…
19 june, 2018 / By Laura Basu, newint.org So many voices online. Surely that means more diversity and media democracy? Not really, explains Laura Basu The rise of the internet and social media has been accompanied by optimistic claims that the new technologies are leading to a great democratization of the media. After all, now anyone…
21 may, 2018 / By jodi.graphics Share of people saying that media in their country doesn’t provide a diversity of views and opinions (%) – 2016 Two-thirds of respondents agree that their national media provide a diversity of views and opinions The majority of respondents (66%) agree their national media provide a diversity of views…
21 September, 2017 / By rcmediafreedom The media sector in Montenegro is characterised by strong political polarisation. The few examples of non-aligned investigative journalism are subject to both direct and indirect pressure by the financial and political powers in the form of legal actions and, in the worst cases, of physical attacks to reporters and their property. The…
17 September, 2017 / By Antonio Pasquali, El Nacional El título de esta nota reproduce el inicio del artículo 58 de la Constitución venezolana, la única del mundo en explicitar la esencial inherencia del pluralismo en la libre comunicabilidad, vale decir la inexistencia de esta si desprovista de aquella extensión. Una libertad que no libera, que no es…
May 23, 2017/ By European Western Balkans Similar to democratisation itself in the region, the transformation of the media landscape in the Western Balkans (WB) is an open-ended process that can never be fully consolidated, a process that has been marked by significant progress, but also by patterns of regression. The Balkans in Europe Policy…
December 21, 2016 / By American Abroad Staff Freedom of the press is a right ingrained in Americans. In Russia, press freedoms can’t be taken for granted. According to Reporters Without Borders, in 2016 Russia ranked 148 out of 180 nations in terms of press freedom. The US was No. 41. In Russia, while some…
December 8, 2016/ By LSE Recent years have brought about new challenges to media landscapes across Europe. Pressures from commercial broadcasters and declining audiences have been compounded by political and financial pressures that have led to questions about the very existence, role and purpose of public service broadcasting. An event held at the LSE last…
December 1, 2016/ By El Divisadero La información gubernamental que se despacha a los medios de comunicación y que la mayoría de las veces se difunde, suele llevar a los lectores, auditores o televidentes, a calificar a la prensa como una mera reproductora de notas oficialista, de ser marcadamente gobiernista. En contraste, cuando no se…
November 17, 2016/ By Entorno Inteligente La información veraz y oportuna es una función obligatoria que los Estados delegan a los medios de comunicación y sus periodistas. Los medios privados cumplen sus actividades dentro las reglas del mercado. Lo político no es ajeno a sus formas y contenidos informativos. La difusión de sus noticias es…
August 26,2016/ By Correo del Sur El relator especial para la libertad de expresión de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), Edison Lanza, que esta semana visita Bolivia, escribió en su cuenta de Twitter que “la democracia requiere pluralismo ideológico, político y tolerancia a todo tipo de…
June 25, 2016/ By Graphic Online He said, irrespective of the beneficial role religion played in the management of conflicts, particularly, violent conflicts in a nation to enhance peace and security, it could also become a source of violent conflicts and national insecurity if religious pluralism was not managed effectively. He noted that religion could…
Observatory of Media Pluralism 