22 July, 2017 / By Abu Mubarik, Pulso.com.gh Journalists, however critical they are of the president, must not be denied access to the Flagstaff House. The foundation of any growing democracy is to have a buoyant press that speaks truth to power, no matter how awkward or detestable they are. In the United State of America,…
20 July, 2017 By Stefano Stefanini, EURACTIV.com Federica Mogherini must push the Gulf states to clean up on terrorism and work towards an end to the standoff with Qatar, writes Stefano Stefanini. Stefano Stefanini is former permanent representative of Italy to NATO and diplomatic advisor to former Italian President Napolitano. This Sunday (23 July), Federica Mogherini will visit…
18 July, 2017 / By Espaciodircom.com La libertad y el pluralismo de los medios nunca se habían cuestionado tanto como hasta ahora en Europa, hasta el punto de que hace unos meses, el Parlamento Europeo encargó un informe al Centro de Estudios de Política Europea (CEPS) para evaluar el alcance de esta situación. Fruto de esta investigación…
12 July, 2017 / By Nase Al Wasmi The UAE sends letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as Bahrain accuses Al Jazeera normalising extremist ideologies in the region. Ministers from the four Arab countries boycotting Qatar have condemned Al Jazeera news network for promoting extremist narratives saying the protection of the right to freedom…
12 July, 2017 / By Diario de Sevilla La presidenta del Consejo Audiovisual de Andalucía (CAA), Emelina Fernández, cree que la mayoría de televisiones públicas andaluzas tienen “margen de mejoría” respecto al pluralismo político, aunque este organismo ha percibido una mejora general y que algunas cumplen “muy bien” con sus objetivos. Fernández se reunió estos…
7 July, 2017 / By Mykola Riabchuk, New Eastern Europe Not long ago, the reputable Denmark-based international watchdog Freemuse, which monitors the freedom of artistic expression around the globe, published its annual report, titled “Art under threat”. One of the highlighted pieces from the report stated that “Ukraine in 2016 topped the list as the worst…
5 July, 2017 / By The Peninsula Qatar Zagreb: The Croatian Journalists’ Association (CJA) condemned the siege countries demands of closing Al Jazeera Media Network. The association supported its colleagues in regional centers of the network in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, as well as in other countries. CJA said: “Politicians should not use…
3 July, 2017 / By Kassandra, New Europe Acquisition could put UK media owner influence on editorial content over the tipping point This Thursday 29 June 2017 will remain in the mind of Rupert Murdoch. Indeed his attempt to expand his media group in Europe by acquiring pay-TV group Sky suffered a major setback on…
June 29, 2017 / by Mikhail Minakov, Opendemocracy Eastern Europe has become a source of short- and long-term risks for the entire European continent. Inter-state conflicts, authoritarianism and illiberalism seem to permanently dwell here and increase the threats to democracy in other parts of Europe. With the commence of the Russian-Ukrainian war and annexation of…
Llamado a propuestas de capítulos de libro -Call for Abstract- “Transformaciones de la esfera pública en Chile: pluralismo informativo, opinión pública y luchas sociales” Nicolás Del Valle Orellana (coordinador) RIL Editores, 2016 Enviar resumen/abstract extendido (de hasta 1.000 palabras) antes del viernes 30 de junio de 2016 al correo electrónico publicaciones_facipol@ucentral.cl indicando en el asunto:…
3 March 2016 / By Pepe Ríos. Published By El País La Corporación Catalana de Medios Audiovisuales ha hecho públicos hoy los nombramientos de diversos cargos en los servicios informativos y a otros destinos que han generado el rechazo unánime desde varios sectores. Así, el comité profesional de Televisió de Catalunya ha reaccionado con un…
19 Noviembre 2015 / By Nicolás Del Valle O. El Mostrador Si la preocupación respecto del pluralismo informativo fuese cierta, deberíamos ver a una UDI que luche por desconcentrar el control y la propiedad de los medios en Chile, deberíamos ver un senador Larraín que luche por paneles políticos donde se incorporen a panelistas que…
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