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…
15 June, 2018 / By derechosfundamntales Silvia Grundmann, the Head of the Media and Internet Division at the Council of Europe, presented and promoted the latest standards related to media ownership, transparency and regulation at the Inter-parliamentary Conference on “Upholding the freedom of expression, including media freedom, in the EU and beyond” on 14-15 June…
14 December 2017 / By Anane/Sanah, GNA Professor Kwame Karikari, Chairman, Board of Directors of the Graphic Communications Group, on Tuesday said media reportage, needs to be objective, analytical and critical. He said it was also important that the media served all sections of the society, without tendencies towards unfairness and bias. Prof. Karikari said…
December 13, 2017 / By Beata Balogová This article comes from The Buzz Around the Ballot edition of Visegrad Insight 2/2017 devoted do media landscapes and disinformation in Central Europe. Read full contents page here. A decade ago, traditional publishers in the Visegrad region had thought that their major challenge was going to be keeping their print editions on…
November 30, 2017 / By Zoltan Simons, Bloomberg The U.S. pledged to provide funding to cash-starved media outlets in rural Hungary, where allies of Prime Minister Viktor Orban have come to dominate the industry. Locals are also improvising ways to provide news outside of the government’s purview. The State Department will grant up to $700,000…
Oktober 18, 2017 / By Paola Nalvarte y Teresa Mioli Los periodistas fueron el blanco del sentimiento y acciones antiprensa de funcionarios públicos, fuerzas del orden y de ciudadanos antes y durante las elecciones regionales del 15 de octubre, en más de 23 gobernaciones de Venezuela. IPYS Venezuela elaboró un mapa con el registro de las violaciones a…
Oktober 17, 2017 / By FRA The FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, outlined the difficulties in today’s media landscape when opening the General Affairs Council’s annual rule of law dialogue on 17 October in Luxembourg. Addressing Ministers and State Secretaries responsible for EU affairs he suggested five initiatives he felt could help strengthen media pluralism…
Oktober 16, 2017 / By Chacodíapordía El ex subsecretario de Medios del kirchnerismo analizó el panorama mediático actual, tras cumplirse ocho años de la aprobación de la ley de Servicios de Comunicación Audiovisual por parte del Senado, desmembrada por el presidente Mauricio Macri a poco de asumir. “Cuando gana el actual gobierno buena parte…
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…
14 September, 2017 / La Asociación de Entidades Periodísticas Argentinas (ADEPA) destacó la agenda de libertad de expresión que está implementando el gobierno de Mauricio Macri, donde se terminó la guerra contra los medios y se avanzó en una agenda que incluye el acceso a la información pública, las conferencias de prensa y medios públicos…
11 September, 2017 / By Eirik Vold, El Mostrador Aunque el cable diplomático que describe a la prensa como conservadora es de 2006, poco indica que los medios dominantes, los cuales ejercen la mayor influencia sobre la opinión pública y la agenda política en el país, hayan cambiado sustantivamente. Esta realidad no maquillada, los diplomáticos…
3 September, 2017 / By Michelle Rowland There are two kinds of politicians: those who value an evidentiary and principles-based approach to law-making; and those who spurn analysis in favour of short-termism. Paul Keating was the consummate member of the first category. The cleansing power of competition. The will to drive unprecedented economic and social transformation.…
Observatory of Media Pluralism 