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Journalists Under Pressure: Unwarranted Interference, Fear and Self-Censorship in Europe
Strasbourg: Council of Europe (2017), 84 pp.
"A survey published by the Council of Europe, based on a sample of 940 journalists reporting from the 47 Council of Europe member states and Belarus, shows that journalists in Europe are often exposed to serious unwarranted interference in their work, including intimidation and violence. As a conseq
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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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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)
The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Deep Insights
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), 363 pp.
"To support joint efforts to protect journalism, there is a growing need for research-based knowledge. Acknowledging this need, the aim of this publication is to highlight and fuel journalist safety as a field of research, to encourage worldwide participation, as well as to inspire further dialogues
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Case Study on ICT and Human Rights (Policies of EU)
European Commission (2017), x, 95 pp.
"The first part of the study focuses on the EU’s internal policies in the field of online content regulation. Drawing on case-studies of three EU directives – Directive 2000/31/EC on e-commerce, Directive 2011/93/EU on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child porn
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Disrupting the disruption: A key role for academics in the protection of freedom of expression
Media Asia, volume 44 (2017), pp. 2-7
"Agnes Callamard argues that academics have unique responsibilities in a dark era of violence." (Abstract)
Blasphemy Law and Public Neutrality in Indonesia
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, volume 8, issue 2 (2017), pp. 57-62
"Indonesia has the potential for social conflict and violence due to blasphemy. Currently, Indonesia has a blasphemy law that has been in effect since 1965. The blasphemy law formed on political factors and tend to ignore the public neutrality. Recently due to a case of blasphemy by the Governor of
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Cambodia: The Independent Press in Ruins
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2017), 26 pp.
Expanding Influences Research to Insecure Democracies: How Violence, Public Insecurity, Economic Inequality and Uneven Democratic Performance Shape Journalists’ Perceived Work Environments
Journalism Studies, volume 18, issue 5 (2017), pp. 645-665
"Democracies with sharp violence and public insecurity have proliferated in recent decades, with many also featuring extreme economic inequality. These conditions have not been explicitly considered in comparative research on journalists’ work environments, an omission that may obscure important r
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Media Freedom Report 2016
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International Center (2017), 20 pp.
A Framework for Calculating the Economic Impact of Internet Disruptions in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kampala: CIPESA (2017), 27 pp.
Media Ownership Monitor Morocco
Reporters Without Borders; Le Desk (2017), 618 pp.
"Nine of the 36 media companies involved in Morocco’s most influential media are directly linked to the state, the government or the royal family. Four of them – SOREAD, SNRT, EcoMedias and Horizon Press – are among the most important media companies in terms of turnover and show the potential
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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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Pressefreiheit in Mexiko: Kampf um ein Grundrecht
Berlin: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (2017), 25 pp.
The Zambian Press Freedom Conundrum: Reluctance Rather Than Resilience
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 1 (2017), pp. 129-144
"As different governments have assumed power in Zambia since the democratic tide that swept across Africa in the early 1990s, the conundrum of a free press continues to complicate governance and journalistic practices. This study investigated how members of Parliament (MPs) felt about press freedom.
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In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 162 pp.
"In this volume of essays edited by Anya Schiffrin, media capture is shown to be a growing phenomenon linked both to the resurgence of authoritarian governments as well as to the structural weaknesses presently afflicting media markets. In this environment, political figures and economic elites are
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Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, Anti-Terror Legislation is Used to Silence Critics and Suppress Dissent
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2017), 17 pp.
"In 2014, Cameroon enacted a broad anti-terror law as part of its effort to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, but authorities are using it to arrest and threaten local journalists who report on the militants or unrest in the country’s English-speaking regions. A presidential decree in August
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