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Mediengesetzgebung in Tansania in Geschichte und Gegenwart
Stichproben: Wiener Zeitschrift für kritische Afrikastudien, volume 17, issue 33 (2017), pp. 25-52
"Mit dem Media Services Act, 2016 ist in Tansania am 3. Februar 2017 ein neues Mediengesetz in Kraft getreten, das die Pressefreiheit drastisch einschränkt und in klarem Widerspruch zur Verfassung von 1977 steht. Die umstrittenste Bestimmung betrifft die Verpflichtung von JournalistInnen zur Akkred
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Press Freedom and Nigeria's Cybercrime Act of 2015: An Assessment
Africa Spectrum, volume 52, issue 2 (2017), pp. 117-127
"This study assesses the Cybercrime Act 2015 and its implications for online press freedom in the liberal authoritarian state of Nigeria. Specifically, the study examines how the character of political leadership in Nigeria leads to wrongful application of the act to undermine the independence of th
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In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017), 162 pp.
"In this volume of essays edited by Anya Schiffrin, media capture is shown to be a growing phenomenon linked both to the resurgence of authoritarian governments as well as to the structural weaknesses presently afflicting media markets. In this environment, political figures and economic elites are
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El triunfo de la libertad negativa: Discurso parlamentario en Chile acerca de la libertad de expresión
Latin American Research Review (LARR), volume 52, issue 3 (2017), pp. 319-333
"Se presenta un análisis temático de tres debates parlamentarios claves para el tema de la libertad de expresión en el ámbito mediático en Chile desde la vuelta a la democracia: la discusión en torno a la Ley de Prensa 1993–2001, el Informe de la Comisión Especial sobre las Libertades de Pe
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Análisis del desarrollo mediático en República Dominicana: Basado en la aplicación de los indicadores de desarrollo mediático de la UNESCO
Paris; La Habana: UNESCO (2017), 203 pp.
"Este libro presenta y analiza el estado de los medios de comunicación y del ejercicio periodístico en la República Dominicana. Es el resultado de un proceso de investigación que abarcó dos encuestas nacionales: una en 1,200 hogares de todo el territorio nacional para medir el grado de credibil
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Journalists Not Terrorists: In Cameroon, Anti-Terror Legislation is Used to Silence Critics and Suppress Dissent
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2017), 17 pp.
"In 2014, Cameroon enacted a broad anti-terror law as part of its effort to counter the extremist group Boko Haram, but authorities are using it to arrest and threaten local journalists who report on the militants or unrest in the country’s English-speaking regions. A presidential decree in August
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Live from the Bully Pulpit: The Abuse of Obligatory Presidential Broadcasts in Latin America
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2017)
"In Latin America, several countries’ laws permit the president to commandeer all radio and television broadcasts. Initially contemplated for use in rare circumstances such as national emergencies, a few leaders in the region, beginning with Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez, have taken advantage of thes
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The Red Lines Stay Red: Morocco's Reforms of its Speech Laws
New York: Human Rights Watch (2017), 44 pp.
"Morocco’s 2015 Press Code eliminates prison as a punishment for speech offenses. This, on its face, represents progress for freedom of expression in a country where journalists and ordinary citizens have been locked up for “insulting” the king, questioning Morocco’s claim over Western Sahar
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"The main source (63 percent) of information about national political issues for Slovak citizens is television broadcast. The second most relevant source of information is the Internet. As many as 23 percent of respondents considered the Internet as their primary source of information about national
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Assessment of Media Development in Bolivia: Based on UNESCO's Media Development Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 105 pp.
"The UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators study (MDI) in Bolivia made a comprehensive media diagnosis as a democratic discourse platform, current laws related to Communication and Journalism, and the Constitutional warranties to freedom of expression for citizen and journalists. However, private
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Media Sustainability Index 2017: The Development of Sustainable Independent Media in Sri Lanka
Washington, DC: IREX (2017), v, 25 pp.
"Despite political and economic progress, the media face increasing political influence and financial instability that threaten the future. This year panelists affirmed the current financial crisis that the media industry is facing. They noted its impact on media freedom and progress, as it relates
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Monitoring Media Pluralism in Europe: Testing and Implementation of the Media Pluralism Monitor 2015
"The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) is a tool for assessing the risks for media pluralism in a given country. The Monitor aims to help policymakers, researchers, and civil society to understand the threat to media pluralism in different media systems through research, analysis and the provision of co
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Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa, Vol. 2
Key Guides
Deep Insights
Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2016), xxiv, pp. 295-627
"Volume 2 of the Media Law Handbook for Eastern Africa is a practical guide for journalists practising in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. The handbook not only contains a comprehensive overview of applicable media laws for each country reviewed, it also contains suggestions on possible law reforms to impr
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Media Freedom Report 2015
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International Center (2016), 23 pp.
Panorama de los medios en Ecuador: Sistema informativo y actores implicados
Bonn: Deutsche Welle DW Akademie (2016), 62 pp.
"En Ecuador escasean tanto los análisis de los medios de comunicación privados, públicos o comunitarios, como del consumo mediático o de la formación periodística. Los pocos datos disponibles han impedido que se puedan realizar estudios complejos y exhaustivos. El presente informe se centra en
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Strategies for Media Reform: International Perspectives
New York: Fordham University Press (2016), 360 pp.
Journalismes d'Afrique
Deep Insights
Louvain-la-Neuve: De Boeck (2016), 386 pp.
"Cet ouvrage explore les systèmes médiatiques d’Afrique subsaharienne francophone et propose des clés pour aborder leurs spécificités via nombre d’éléments historiques, politiques, sociologiques, juridiques, économiques et technologiques, indispensables pour les replacer dans leur contex
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Assessment of Media Development in Mongolia: Based on UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators
Paris: UNESCO (2016), 115 pp.
"This first-ever comprehensive assessment of the media landscape in Mongolia was undertaken in 2013-2014 to determine the level of media development in the country. The assessment was carried out by UNESCO, in partnership with a network of organizations, including the Globe International Center, the
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Mass Communication: Principles and Concepts
New Delhi et al.: CBS Publishers & Distributors, 2nd ed., reprint (2016), 844 pp.
Estudio del marco legal sobre la concentración de medios de communicación en el Perú
Ojo Público; Reporteros sin Fronteras (2016), 30 pp.
"El informe ofrece una sección breve de antecedentes y contextualización del sistema mediático peruano, para seguidamente exponer y analizar las principales disposiciones que sobre concentración de medios se encuentran en la Constitución, leyes y reglamentos específicos. Propone, así mismo, u
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