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“No One Is Going to Silence Me”: A Comparison of the Conditions for Press Freedom and Independent Journalism as a Prerequisite for Democracy in the United States, Sweden, and Egypt
"This chapter looks at the status of the freedom of the press, and the legal possibilities and obstacles that affect media’s ability to hold power to account and safeguard the principles of democracy. The legal environment in countries as diverse as the United States, Egypt, and Sweden differs gre
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Zensur: Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium
Baden-Baden: Nomos (2024), 611 pp.
"Das vorliegende Handbuch präsentiert erstmals den Stand der Zensurforschung aus einer interdisziplinären, transhistorischen und globalen Perspektive. Nach begrifflich-theoretischen Grundlagen werden zentrale Akteure und Handlungsfelder der Zensur behandelt: Politik, Religion, Wirtschaft, Kunst, M
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Enabling a Sustainable News Environment: A Framework for Media Finance Legislation
Deep Insights
Center for News, Technology & Innovation (CNTI) (2024), 46 pp.
"This study examines 23 recently enacted or proposed legislative efforts from 2018 through 2024 aimed at providing revenue streams for journalism. We hope it offers a fulsome method for analyzing possible paths forward. There are two main parts of the report: Part One groups this legislation into se
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African Media Barometer: Botswana 2023
Windhoek; Gabarone: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2024), 63 pp.
Global Perspectives on Press Regulation. Volume 2: Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania
London: Hart Publishing (2024), 368 pp.
"In this ground-breaking two-volume set, world-leading experts produce a rich, authoritative depiction of the world's press, its freedom, and its limits. We want press freedom but we also want freedom from the press. A powerful press may expose corrupt government or aid it. It may champion citizens
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Gender Equality and Media Regulation Study: Bangladesh
Dhaka: Management and Resources Development Initiative (MRDI); Fojo Media Institute, 2nd ed. (2023), 108 pp.
"The study finds that provisions for gender equality and sensitivity in media regulations and national policies have two distinct features. The earlier provisions were concerned more about decency, obscenity and other such issues mainly from a moralistic perspective. The main concerns seemed to have
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Assessment of Media Development in Ghana: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2023), 124 pp.
"Ghana has made tremendous progress regarding freedom of expression and access to information since the inception of the Fourth Republic. Looking back to a firmly rooted history of democratic practice, the country has a vibrant and free media environment regulated by an independent body and supporte
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Weaponising the Law: Attacks on Media Freedom
Deep Insights
Thomson Reuters Foundation; Tow Center for Digital Journalism (2023), 50 pp.
"The purpose of this report is to provide the first step towards a global overview of the weaponization of the law as a prominent threat to media freedom. In doing so, we offer a resource that can be used to empower those seeking to navigate the shifting legal environment and support those working t
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African Media Barometer: Uganda 2022
Windhoek; Kampala: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2023), 75 pp.
The Trouble with Press Freedom in Kenya
Potsdam: Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2023), 15 pp.
"This policy paper highlights significant threats to press freedom in Kenya despite legal protections and media development progress. These challenges encompass various aspects, including legal, political, economic, and internal issues within the media industry. Both civil society and the internatio
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Medienpolitik: Grundlagen für Wissenschaft und Praxis
Deep Insights
München: UVK, 3., vollständig überarb. und erw. Aufl. (2023), 366 pp.
"Digitalisierung, Transnationalisierung und Kommerzialisierung stellen die Medienpolitik vor große Herausforderungen. Wie kann sichergestellt werden, dass Medien und Plattformen ihre wichtige Funktion in einer demokratischen Gesellschaft erfüllen? In diese Thematik führt Manuel Puppis systematisc
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"The purpose of this ITP and this reference book material, is to look at ways to strengthen independent journalism with a “public interest” mission, both through voluntary self-regulation and a better un derstanding of official oversight and legal safeguards for the news media, in all its differ
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"Although the share of countries with limits on the publication of pre-election polls has dropped to 46%, an additional 24 countries (15%) do not permit election polling at all. Governments in one-third of countries officially regulate polls. More than one in four countries have taboos on publishing
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Libertad de prensa: ¿cómo se regula en México?
México: Propuesta Cívica (2022), 99 pp.
"Este detallado estudio, se encuentra divido en cuatro capítulos, cada uno está dedicado a desarrollar los hallazgos encontrados en materia civil, penal, laboral y de protección, en el que se identifican los preceptos legales que no son garantes de la libertad de prensa, y que ponen en riesgo la
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Handbook on Laws and Regulations Affecting Freedom of Expression, Media Freedom and Digital Rights in Zambia
Lusaka: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2022), vi, 74 pp.
"The handbook is an advocacy tool that details laws and regulations that enable and impact freedom of expression, media freedom, work of human rights defenders and activists in Zambia." (Publisher description)
Assessment of Media Development in Sudan 2019-2020: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 107 pp.
"The research data reveal that Sudan at the time had at least 10 media-related laws in place that do not meet international standards. At the same time, the country had the benefit of an infrastructure of 30 institutions offering media education and training. Sudan has an opportunity to restructure
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Media Influence Matrix Mexico: Government, Politics and Regulation
London; Montevideo: Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC); Observacom (2022), 34 pp.
"Despite the positive impact of the constitutional reform of 2013 and other previous or related regulations, media policy in Mexico is still faced with numerous challenges. Many objectives of the 2013 reform, in fact, could not be achieved because of a series of secondary laws that have been adopted
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