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"This report finds that while media ownership is sometimes obvious, media owners often use their spouse, parents or trusted friends to register their media outlets, making it difficult to obtain clear data on media ownership. For instance, the researcher notes that the connection of presidential can
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Comparing Media Policy and Regulation
"While some of the mentioned problems are inherent to any comparison of media policy and regulation and are hard to avoid (e.g., due to changing regulation or differences in regulatory regimes), other pitfalls may be bypassed and pave the way for future research. First, a theory-driven approach to a
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Barometre des Médias Africains: RDC 2012
Windhoek; Yaoundé: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 123 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: China
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 127 pp.
Mapping Digital Media: Lebanon
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 99 pp.
"Thanks to digital media, Lebanon’s residents have access to a variety of news platforms, from 24-hour cable channels to internet sites and text message services. Despite easy access to Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, CNN, BBC, and others through subscriptions to pirated cable bundles or satellite receive
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Censorship in Lebanon: Law and Practice
Beirut: Marsad al-Raqaba The Censorship Observatory;Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2012), 149 pp.
"This study aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of censorship in Lebanon which will hopefully allow the many local artistic and cultural actors the opportunity to lobby for the most appropriate legislative amendments to the current censorship regulations which are currently not conducive to t
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Media Sustainability Index 2012: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Europe and Eurasia
Washington, DC: IREX (2012), xxi, 359 pp.
"TThe 2012 MSI study for Europe & Eurasia revealed a mix of positive developments, regression, and stagnation (or resilience, depending on one’s point of view). Nearly half of the 21 countries included in this study showed little change either way, their overall score moving by 0.10 or less. Six c
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Mapping Digital Media: South Africa
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 120 pp.
"Developments in digital media in South Africa are densely intertwined with political factors. The Government has sought to be the driver of digitization, but it has also caused repeated delays in digital roll-out. In addition, the Government has had contradictory interests such as promoting competi
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Cameroon
Dakar; Johannesburg: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA); Open Society Foundations; Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project (AfriMAP) (2012), xi, 88 pp.
"The report on public broadcasting in Cameroon, observes that the country although has a strong track record of media liberalization since the dawn of the millennium, but despite its more than 80 radio and five national television stations challenges remain. Cameroon’s record of upholding press fr
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Cameroun
Dakar; Johannesburg: Projet pour l’observation et le plaidoyer sur la gouvernance en Afrique (AfriMAP); Initiative de la Société Ouverte pour l’Afrique Occidentale (OSIWA); Programme média des fondations pour une société ouverte (Open Society Media Program – OSMP); Open Society Foundations (2012), xi, 91 pp.
"Le rapport sur la radiodiffusion publique au Cameroun observe que le pays a fait ses preuves en matière de libéralisation des médias depuis l'aube du millénaire, mais qu'en dépit de ses plus de 80 stations de radio et de ses cinq chaînes de télévision nationales, des problèmes subsistent.
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Mapping Digital Media: Colombia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 99 pp.
"In Colombia, analog free-to-air television is still by far the most influential source of news. Digitization seems to be increasing both the quantity and range of news and the total public consumption of media as many traditional outlets now have online versions, while some new online only outlets
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African Media Barometer: Uganda 2012
Windhoek; Kampala: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2012), 75 pp.
Asian Communication Handbook
Deep Insights
"The first "theoretical perspectives" section has opinions and research articles by academic scholars and expert practitioners on new media and communication Issues and trends in Asia. Some of the topics covered include the dynamics arising out of the shift to the 'digilogue', mobile activism, corpo
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The Content and Context of Hate Speech: Rethinking Regulation and Responses
Deep Insights
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (2012), xxiv, 544 pp.
"The contributors to this volume consider whether it is possible to establish carefully tailored hate speech policies that are cognizant of the varying traditions, histories, and values of different countries. Throughout, there is a strong comparative emphasis, with examples (and authors) drawn from
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Mapping Digital Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 94 pp.
"Both media organizations and the organization of media in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been profoundly affected by ethnocentrism, political clientelism, the withdrawal of international donors, and the financial crisis. As a result, the country’s march towards digitization has been protracted and u
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Mapping Digital Media: News and New Media in Central Africa. Challenges and Opportunities
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 65 pp.
"In this report, Marie-Soleil Frère surveys the news landscapes of DRC, Burundi, and Rwanda. Marshaling an impressive range of data, she examines patterns of production and consumption, the often grim realities of law and regulation, the embryonic state of media policy, the role of donors, and the
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Media Freedom Report 2011 (May 2011 - May 2012)
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International (2012), 33 pp.
"In the report, we included two chapters. The first describes the media legal environment, namely guarantees and restrictions of the freedom of expression and the second chapter highlights media freedom situation in 2011." (Preface, page 5)
Mapping Digital Media: Croatia
London: Open Society Foundations, Open Society Media Program (2012), 100 pp.
"Croatia is well ahead of the curve. Experimental broadcasting via digital signals began in 2002 and the last analog television signals were switched off in September 2011. The country has the highest free-to-air digital terrestrial coverage in Europe, exceeding 99 percent of national territory, and
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