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Watchdogs and News Hounds: Holding the Media to Account. Mechanisms, Principles and Practices from Around the World
Windhoek: fesmedia Africa; Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) (2011), 32 pp.
"The issue of media accountability mechanisms has been brought into the spotlight in South Africa following the release by the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of a discussion paper entitled ‘Media Transformation, Ownership and Diversity’ for deliberation at its National General Council me
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Venezuela: Law on Social Responsibility of Radio, Television and Electronic Media
London: Article 19 (2011), 41 pp.
"The Law, published on 22 December 2010, is an amendment to the 2004 Law on Social Responsibility on Radio and Television. The 2010 amended Law extends the power of the state to control electronic media in the same way as traditional broadcasting. The Law aims at “establishing social responsibilit
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Mediennutzerschutz: Beschwerderechte für Fernsehen, Hörfunk und Internet
Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, 3rd. ed. (2011), 117 pp.
"Die Broschüre informiert anschaulich über die Rechte der Hörer, Zuschauer und Internetnutzer und zeigt gleichzeitig auf, wie und auf welchem Weg Kritik zu einzelnen Angeboten geäußert werden kann. Sie beantwortet hierzu Fragen wie: „Wann werden Menschenwürde und Persönlichkeitsrechte verle
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Medienrecht 2.0: Jura für Medienmacher
Norderstedt: Books on Demand (2011), 227 pp.
Legislation, Regulation, and Management in the South African Broadcasting Landscape: A Case Study of the South African Broadcasting Corporation
In: The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy
Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 414-431
The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy
Malden, Mass.: Wiley Blackwell (2011), xiv, 579 pp.
"The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences. Provides the most up to date and comprehensive collection of essays f
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Fragments of Truth: The Right to Communication as a Universal Value
In: The Handbook of Global Communication and Media Ethics
Chichester: Wiley Blackwell (2011), pp. 133-153
The Myth of Press Freedom in Botswana: From Sir Seretse Khama to Ian Khama
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 3, issue 1 (2011), pp. 43-55
"This article argues that for all the plaudits that it has received Botswana is not a true example of democracy. It only continues to shine because of its historical context and the elaborate machinations of the ruling party. It supports Good's (1996) thesis of Authoritarian Liberalism as an apt des
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Das Jahrzehnt der Informationsfreiheit in Afrika?
Berlin: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2011), 5 pp.
"Informationsfreiheit ist in Verfassungen, Gesetzen und internationalen Konventionen verankert. Die Ausübung dieses Rechts stößt jedoch in Subsahara-Afrika vielerorts an enge Grenzen – der Trend zu mehr Offenheit auf dem Papier setzt sich im politischen Alltag zumeist nicht fort. Als politische
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Copy.Right.Now! Plädoyers für ein zukunftstaugliches Urheberrecht
Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung; iRights.info (2010), 136 pp.
Media Policies and Regulatory Practices in a Selected Set of European Countries, the EU and the Council of Europe
European Commission; Mediadem (2010), 524 pp.
"This collective report examines the principal dimensions of media policy in 14 European countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK), probing into the historical forces, national traditions and distinct politi
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Publishing and Alternative Licensing Models in Africa: Comparative Analysis of the South African and Ugandan PALM Studies
Cape Town; Ottawa: Association for Creative Research and Development; International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2010), 117 pp.
Publishing and Alternative Licensing Models in Africa (PALM Africa) has been a two-country research programme conducted in South Africa and Uganda, using action research to explore the potential of open access and flexible and open intellectual property licences with the aim of enhancing the impact
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Principios para garantizar la diversidad y el pluralismo en la radiodifusión y los servicios de comunicación audiovisual
Buenos Aires: AMARC América Latina y Caribe (2010), 109 pp.
"Este documento expone cuarenta principios con la identificación de las fuentes de doctrina y jurisprudencia comparada con el fin de establecer pautas para la radiodifusión pública, comercial y comunitaria, en el contexto regional actual. Consideramos que este trabajo es un aporte frente a la esc
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Argentina Copyleft! Neue Spielregeln für das digitale Zeitalter? Ein Blick nach Argentinien
Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2010), 104 pp.
"Argentinien nimmt in der Rangfolge der Länder, die einen restriktiven Umgang mit Urheberrechten juristisch festgeschrieben haben, weltweit den sechsten Platz ein. Das argentinische Gesetz zum Urheberrecht kennt weder Ausnahmen für Bibliotheken noch für Universitäten. Studenten und Dozenten, die
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Challenges and Perspectives of Digital Migration for African Media
Dakar: Panos West Africa (2010), 97 pp.
"This booklet sets out the issues involved in digital transformation in broadcast media from the viewpoint of African media stakeholders and, especially, community radio stations. It aims to correct widespread misconceptions that analogue radio will have to be switched off in the next five years as
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Ley 26522 servicios de comunicación audiovisual
Buenos Aires: Dirección Nacional del Registro Oficial (2010), 218 pp.
Libel Tourism: Silencing the Press Through Transnational Legal Threats
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2010), 41 pp.
"This report by Drew Sullivan, a journalist, editor, and media development specialist, explains how lawsuits can force media organizations to censor themselves or limit the distribution of their news content, restricting freedom of expression and thus threatening one of the foundations of democracy.
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