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Negotiating Journalism: Core Values and Cultural Diversities
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), 170 pp.
Schwieriger Dienst an der Wahrheit
welt-sichten, issue 10 (2017), pp. 22-24
"Als Journalist zu arbeiten bedeutet in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo, sein Leben und seine Berufsethik ständig aufs Spiel zu setzen. Schon ihr Finanzierungsmodell erschwert es den meisten Medien im Land, eine stabile Grundlage ihrer Arbeit zu finden. Allein in der Hauptstadt Kinshasa gibt es n
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Defending Journalism: How National Mechanisms Can Protect Journalists and Address the Issue of Impunity. A Comparative Analysis of Practices in Seven Countries
Deep Insights
International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 250 pp.
"The research documents how, despite immense ongoing challenges, in Afghanistan, Iraq, Nepal and Pakistan, some important advances have been made to develop joint structures and innovative approaches to defend the practice of journalism. It examines the long road Colombia has followed in the establi
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Periodismo muerto: Más de mil periodistas asesinados en América Latina (1970-2015)
Deep Insights
México, DF: Editorial Planeta Mexicana (2016), 389 pp.
"Más de 1050 periodistas asesinados y desaparecidos (unos 22,8 casos al año) hicieron de América Latina el escenario más peligroso del mundo para el ejercicio profesional, entre 1970 y 2015, incluso en países sin guerras oficialmente aceptadas. Desde las dictaduras hasta el narcopoder, desde M
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"As we stand now, Pakistan’s media continues its stratospheric expansion, but in the midst of curbs and controls and ongoing safety issues. Nepal, Bhutan and Sri Lanka are treading a precarious path to finding credible and independent spaces for the media against economic challenge and political c
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Media Freedom Report 2015
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International Center (2016), 23 pp.
On the Need to Amend Chapter XV of the Special Section of the Criminal Code of Ukraine
Journal of Eastern European Law, volume 24 (2016), pp. 57-61
"The article deals with the issue of establishing criminal liability for crimes against journalists. Areas of research on this subject are identified. The basic research and publications on issues are reviewed. The need for introducing such liability is investigated. It is indicated that several spe
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The safety of Al Jazeera English journalists in Egypt
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 68-91
"The imprisonment of Al Jazeera English (AJE) journalists (Australian Peter Greste, Egyptian-Canadian national Mohamed Fahmy, and Egyptian Baher Mohamed) in Egypt between 2013 and 2015 reflected the recent ten agenda items of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNES
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Stifling Dissent: The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in India
Human Rights Watch (2016), 117 pp.
"This report details how the criminal law is used to limit peaceful expression in India. It documents examples of the ways in which vague or overbroad laws are used to stifle political dissent, harass journalists, restrict activities by nongovernmental organizations, arbitrarily block Internet sites
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"Like Fish in Poisonous Waters": Attacks on Media Freedom in Somalia
New York: Human Rights Watch (2016), 85 pp.
"This report focuses on abuses by state and non-state actors against journalists and other media workers since 2014. It is based on over 50 interviews with journalists working throughout south-central Somalia and Puntland, the semi-autonomous state in northeastern Somalia. Beyond killings, attempted
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"As Good as Dead": The Impact of the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan
London: Amnesty International (2016), 66 pp.
"This report details how Pakistan’s blasphemy laws violate human rights, both in their substance and their application – whether this is violations of human rights by the state, or abuses of the laws by non-state actors. The laws do not meet human rights standards and lack essential safeguards t
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"They Can Arrest You at Any Time": The Criminalization of Peaceful Expression in Burma
Human Rights Watch (2016), 87 pp.
"Focusing largely on the period since retired general Thein Sein assumed the presidency in 2011, the report provides an in-depth analysis of the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Processions Act, the Telecommunications Act, the News Media Law, the Electronic Transactions Act, and various Penal Code pro
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Donkor: A case study of the safety of journalists in Ghana
Global Media Journal - African Edition, volume 10, issue 2 (2016), pp. 92-120
"This paper argues that the safety of journalists in Ghana can no longer be taken for granted given the available evidence of physical attacks on journalists (Joint Statement NMC et al., 2016 and MFWA, 2016). The overarching objective of the study is to portray Donkor’s case as typical of similar
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"Keep the People Uninformed": Pre-Election Threats to Free Expression and Association in Uganda
Human Rights Watch (2016), 42 pp.
"[This publication] documents harassment and intimidation by government and ruling party officials against the media and civil society, particularly outside the capital, Kampala. The police, district officials, internal security officials, and the country’s broadcasting regulator visited and calle
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Freedom of the Press 2016: The Battle for the Dominant Message
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2016), 28 pp.
"Global press freedom declined to its lowest point in 12 years in 2015, as political, criminal, and terrorist forces sought to co-opt or silence the media in their broader struggle for power. The share of the world’s population that enjoys a Free press stood at just 13 percent, meaning fewer than
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China’s Great Media Wall: The Fight for Freedom
Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2016), 68 pp.
"Press freedom in China, Hong Kong and Macau deteriorated further in 2015, as the Communist Party of China used every means at its disposal to control the media. Its ultimate target, as always, was to preserve its power in the mainland, extend its influence over Hong Kong and Macau, and tightly mana
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Histoires de courage: Des journalistes centrafricains témoignent
International Media Support (IMS); Panos Europe (2015), 51 pp.
"Cette publication présente l’histoire de 18 journalistes centrafricains, tous victimes de diverses menaces, bastonnades et intimidations, pendant qu’ils effectuaient leur travail de reportage sur le conflit qui a déchiré leur pays entre 2012 et 2014 [...] Les témoignages dans cette publicat
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Media Freedom as a Fundamental Right
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2015), xlii, 292 pp.
Building Digital Safety for Journalism: A Survey of Selected Issues
Paris: UNESCO (2015), 101 pp.
"This publication identifies at least 12 digital threats, including illegal or arbitrary digital surveillance, location tracking, and software and hardware exploits without the knowledge of the target. Further examples that are considered are: phishing, fake domain attacks, Man-in-the-Middle (MitM)
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