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The Media Freedom White Paper
Sofia: Union of Publishers (2018), 32 pp.
Pressefreiheit: Nicht überall erhältlich
iz3w, issue 365 (2018), pp. 13-36
"Die iz3w erscheint in einem Land mit einer »guten Situation« für Presseerzeugnisse (globaler Index der Reporter ohne Grenzen). In vielen Ländern ist die Lage infolge von Repressionen »sehr ernst«, zum Beispiel in China, in Iran oder Sudan. Auch in Ländern zwischen diesen Extremen kann freier
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Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar
BSR (2018), 60 pp.
"Facebook commissioned BSR to undertake a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the company’s presence in Myanmar. BSR undertook this HRIA between May and September 2018, using a methodology based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This assessment identifies and
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The Cost of Truth Telling in India: Reporting in the Context of Intolerance
In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 87-92
"I would like to begin by stating the obvious. Any way forward has to be based on a clear understanding of the possibilities for change in the environment and context of the press in India. While there is a lot to celebrate about the press in India, its institutional location within the market, its
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"This report indicates that through complex set of mechanism the previous government, as well as authorities, gave their best to fully control the media sphere with the final aim to advance and prolong their reign. These tendencies can be observed through analysing the onground work and comparing it
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"In Russia, the state controls strategic media (such as national TV), and restricts independent media and the internet through increasingly repressive legislation. However, there is still some scope for media pluralism, with a few outlets openly criticising the authorities." (Page 1)
Ukraine's Post-Communist Mass Media: Between Capture and Commercialization
Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag (2017), 174 pp.
"In the period after the fall of communism, peculiar new obstacles to media independence have arisen. They include the telltale structure of media ownership, with news reporting being concentrated in the hands of politically engaged business tycoons, the fuzzy and contradictory legislation of the me
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Freedom of the Press 2017: Press Freedom’s Dark Horizon
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2017), 28 pp.
"Press freedom worldwide deteriorated to its lowest point in 13 years in 2016, driven by unprecedented threats to journalists and media outlets in major democracies, intensified crackdowns on independent media in authoritarian settings, and moves by the Russian and Chinese regimes to increase their
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Commitments: Freedom of the Media, Freedom of Expression, Free Flow of Information 1975-2017
Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, 4th ed. (2017), 75, 75 pp.
Blasphemy and Related Laws in Selected Jurisdictions
Washington, DC: Law Library of Congress (2017), 57 pp.
A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya
London: Lawyers for Justice in Libya; International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 13 pp.
"The prospect of a new Libyan constitution offers an opportunity for consolidated, clear and robust legal protections for freedom of expression. However, the current Constitutional Draft contains significant legal loopholes and establishes institutions of uncertain power. The failure of the Constitu
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Concentration of Media Ownership and Freedom of Expression: Global Standards and Implications for the Americas
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 33 pp.
"The idea of rules limiting concentration of media ownership is often cast by media owners as a restriction on their right to freedom of expression. Unfortunately, the behaviour of States in Latin America has often lent support to this perspective, especially when States abuse for political ends the
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"Press freedom is facing new threats in major democracies as well as in repressive states, where authorities are focusing their efforts on social media and other online platforms after subduing the independence of major print and broadcast outlets. The analysis below—drawn from the findings of Fre
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Media
Russian Analytical Digest, issue 197 (2017), 17 pp.
Indonesian double standards over press freedom endanger safety of Papuan journalists
Media Asia, volume 44, issue 1 (2017), pp. 40-47
"The World Press Freedom Day celebration in Jakarta was a milestone for Indonesia’s democratic progress, but it was also remarkable for the silence around gross violations in the country’s Papuan provinces, writes David Robie." (Abstract)
Roads to Influence: A Practical Toolkit to Increase Safety for Journalists Through Advocacy in Somalia/Somaliland
International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2017), 20 pp.
"The overall approach to advocacy in this toolkit is generic, but the toolkit focuses on increasing safety for journalists in Somalia/Somaliland. The order of the different steps follows a logical sequence. However, do keep in mind that advocacy is not necessarily a linear process. Advocacy rarely f
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World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development: Global Report 2017/2018
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 200 pp.
"We have noted profound transformations in the field of media freedom, which is making progress in certain areas, but losing ground in others. Media freedom is limited in particular by many legal restrictions on the right to impart information and ideas, although progress is being made with regard t
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