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Libertad de expresión, protección y responsabilidades
Quito: CIESPAL (2009), 470 pp.
"La libertad de expresión y el derecho de acceso a la información frente a los derechos de personalidad tratándose de figuras públicas, es un tema que a raíz de la alternancia de poder en México y la diversificación y pluralidad en los canales de comunicación se ha convertido en tema naciona
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Global Journalism: Topical Issues and Media Systems
Deep Insights
Boston et al.: Pearson Education, 5th ed. (2009), 482 pp.
"Almost entirely rewritten and updated, Global Journalism addresses the most pertinent issues and problems in today's global journalism and media environments, whilst providing an extensive overview of journalism throughout the world. This new edition recognizes the vast and rapid changes taking pla
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Freedom of the Press 2008: A Global Survey of Media Independence
Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield (2009), xxv, 369 pp.
Press Constraints as Obstacles to Establishing Civil Societies in Central Asia: Developing a New Model of Analysis
Journalism Studies, volume 10, issue 6 (2009), pp. 851-869
"More than a decade and a half after independence, none of the press systems in Central Asia's five former Soviet republics are categorized as free, nor have any of these countries transitioned to democracy. The question becomes: Why have they failed to evolve into democratic nations after successfu
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Uneven Performances by the Private Press in Ethiopia: An Analysis of 18 Years of Press Freedom
Journal of Communication & Language Arts, volume 3, issue 1 (2009), pp. 44-59
"It is generally said that an independent press is vital for any democracy. However, the case in many African countries is that the independent or private press is weak and lacks credibility, although its assumed role as a cornerstone of young democracies is repeatedly stressed by commentators and p
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Media Colloquium Report
Open Society Initiative for East Africa (2009), 16 pp.
Zwischen Selbstzensur, Korruption und Bewaffnung: Konsequenzen der Gewalt an Medienvertretern am Beispiel lokaler Radiojournalisten in der philippinischen Provinz
Münster: Lit (2009), v, 152 pp.
"Besonders in der philippinischen Provinz sehen sich kritische Journalisten immer wieder von Gewalt bedroht, die als Reaktion auf Berichte über Korruption, Drogenhandel, Glücksspiel etc. aufflammt. Bei der Studie lag der Fokus auf Radiojournalisten, welche die größte Opfergruppe in dem Land dars
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"Attempts to Influence": Survey of Perceptions of Albanian Journalists
New York: Open Society Institute (2009), 5 pp.
"The following text examines the freedom of the press in Albania from the subjective perspective of journalists. It does not discuss individual cases, or provide statistics on violence against journalists, but it does reveal how journalists felt affected by different political actors and events duri
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African Media Barometer: Moçambique 2009
Windhoek: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES); Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2009), 56 pp., 64 pp.
Helden und Handlanger: Die Arbeit von Journalisten und Medien in den russischen Regionen
Berlin: Reporter ohne Grenzen (2009), 82 pp.
"Wie der vorgelegte Bericht von »Reporter ohne Grenzen« zeigt, gibt die gegenwärtige Situation der Medien in den russischen Regionen Grund zur Hoffnung, aber auch zur Sorge. Positiv ist die Entwicklung von einzelnen ökonomisch tragfähigen Modellen von Medien in den Regionen vor allem bei den Pr
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Funding for Freedom of Expression Organizations: Report of a Survey of IFEX Members
Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia, James Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research (2009), 67 pp.
"The vast majority of IFEX members say it is more difficult now than a year ago to find project funding. Half say it is more difficult now than five years ago to find project funding. The dominant source for project funding is foundations outside the country of the member. A majority of IFEX members
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After the Hate Media: Regulation in the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda
Global Media and Communication, volume 5, issue 3 (2009), pp. 327-352
"During the past 15 years Central Africa, and specifically Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been through devastating wars in which the media became actors. In 1993, some Burundese newspapers were described as ‘hate media’ and one year later Radio télévision mille coll
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Freedom of the Press 2009: Further Declines in Global Media Independence
Washington, DC: Freedom House (2009), 226 pp.
Print and Broadcast Media Freedom: Disparities and Opening
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2009), 27 pp.
"Using historical data from Freedom House's Freedom of the Press index this report assesses regional trends regarding differing levels of print and broadcast media freedom. While an initial set of data covering 1980-88 shows a clear pattern of print media ranked as freer than broadcast media in ever
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Media Sustainability Index 2006/2007: Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Africa
Washington, DC: IREX (2008), xix, 385 pp.
Press Freedom and Development: An Analysis of Correlations Between Freedom of the Press and the Different Dimensions of Development, Poverty, Governance and Peace
Deep Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2008), 131 pp.
"This study analyses statistical correlations between press freedom and human development, human security, stability, poverty reduction, and good governance, using indicator systems from Freedom House and Reporters without Borders, UNDP's Human Development Index, the Human Poverty Index, the World B
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Medienoligarchen: Chancen und Grenzen für die Pressefreiheit in der Ukraine. Eine Fallstudie
Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag (2008), 263 pp.
"Der als Revolution in Orange bezeichnete Widerstand Ende 2004 bot auch die Chance für eine einschneidende Veränderung der staatlichen Strukturen in der Ukraine. Eine Entwicklung hin zu einer demokratischen Gesellschaftsordnung, die mit konsolidierten Demokratien Ostmitteleuropas vergleichbar wär
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