29 April 2015 / By OSCE.org The decision to reopen public service broadcaster ERT is a long awaited and important step to protect media pluralism in Greece, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said today. ”The decision of the Greek Parliament to reopen ERT is of great importance and I warmly welcome…
24 April 2015 / By Carolina Alcalde. Voz de América La sobreexposición comunicacional del gobierno impide a los ciudadanos tener acceso a mensajes plurales, considerado un pilar de la democracia según expertos Entre 2013 y 2014, el gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro transmitió por cadena nacional obligatoria un total de 343 horas en medios radiales…
15 mayo 2015 / By European Federation of Journalist The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), together with organisations representing media workers and employers in the creative and cultural industry have called on European policy makers to ensure job growth, media diversity and quality content in the response to the European Commission’s consultation on spectrum policy.…
1 April 2015 / By OSCE.org VIENNA, 1 April 2015 – OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović today said that media pluralism and access to information in Crimea, Ukraine, have been limited even further, following the end of the imposed re-registration period for all media outlets by 1 April 2015. “Crimean Tatar…
12 March 2015 / By New.Az Azerbaijan not falling behind other countries for its pluralism. Head of the Public Policy department at the Presidential Administration, president’s assistant Ali Hasanov has made the above statement at an event dedicated to the announcement of the winners of a competition on individual journalist writings organized by the Mass…
10 March 2015 / By William Horsley Media policy is a tough challenge facing the new Commission, writes William Horsley. He advocates greater guarantees against interference, and also new business models. William Horsley is a former BBC correspondent, media freedom representative of the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) and member of its working group ‘European strategy…
27 February 2015 / By RTT News Staff Writer An appeals court in Kazakhstan has upheld an order to close a media outlet known for its critical articles. ADAM bol (“Be A Person”), an independent weekly, is the latest media outlet to be shuttered in Kazakhstan since late 2012, when authorities began a concerted crackdown…
26 February 2015 / By Mizzima News How can journalists reconcile the need to share information with the danger that the news they report could potentially incite violence or spread panic? Pakistani media professional Ms Puruesh Chaudhary and others will address that question at the International Press Institute’s 2015 World Congress and General Assembly from…
19 February 2015 / By Silvia Chocarro There is no question media pluralism and diversity are crucial for strong democracies. The pressing question is how to guarantee it. According to a group of Latin American experts that met in Washington, DC, the media environment in the region needs some regulation–but without undermining media independence. The…
19 February 2015 / By Ioanna Zikakou Greece ranked 91st in the annual Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index 2015, which is a step up compared to last year when the country was ranked in 99th place. The World Press Freedom Index ranks the performance of 180 countries according to a range of criteria that…
13 February 2015 / By Jigger J. Jerusalem THE continuing impunity and the unabated media killings in the country are still the main reasons the Philippines has ranked low in a worldwide survey on press freedom, a media group leader said Friday. Although its ranking among the 180 countries has moved a few notches higher, the…
12 February 2015 / By Martinoticia.com Se situó en el lugar 169 entre 180 países en el escalafón confeccionado anualmente por Reporteros Sin Fronteras. Venezuela fue el número 137 Cuba subió un peldaño en el Indice Mundial de Libertad de Prensa 2015 publicado este jueves por la organización Reporteros Sin Fronteras, pero continuó en el…
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