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Media Law for Journalists
London et al.: Sage (2006), xi, 326 pp.
"An introduction and a reference guide to the main legal issues facing journalists, this book presumes no prior legal knowledge but covers all the relevant areas including defamation, privacy contempt of court, freedom of expression, and intellectual property." (Publisher description)
The Politics of Media Accountability in Africa: An Examination of Mechanisms and Institutions
International Communication Gazette, volume 68, issue 3 (2006), pp. 229-248
"[...] this article evaluates various mechanisms of media accountability in Africa, and concludes that they are fraught with tensions among various political interests. It argues that state-controlled mechanisms of accountability are not always conducive to democracy, because they could be subject t
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Comunicación y política en una democracia ética por construir
Lima: Veeduría Ciudadana (2005), 328 pp.
Massenmedien und die Integration ethnischer Minderheiten in Deutschland: Problemaufriss, Forschungsstand, Bibliographie
Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (2005), 542 pp.
"De facto ist die Bundesrepublik ein Einwanderungsland geworden. Viele Institutionen und offizielle Repräsentanten verschließen sich dieser Tatsache jedoch bis heute. Die vorliegende Publikation zielt darauf, den Verantwortlichen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur ein Sachwissen zu liefern, um die
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Freedom and Accountability: Safeguarding Free Expression Through Media Self-Regulation
London; Brussels: Article 19; International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2005), 96 pp.
"This report looks at how countries in Western Europe, in particular Sweden, Germany and the UK have developed press councils or complaints commissions and analyses recent initiatives in five countries of South East Europe aimed at improving journalistic standards and establishing some form of media
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The Private and the Public in the Media: Regulation and Implementation in Slovenia
Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2005), 110 pp.
"This book is divided into three main parts. In the first part, I speak about one important human right long neglected in Slovenia: the right to obtain information [...] The second part is dedicated to the right to privacy and the mechanisms of its protection when it is invaded, unjustifiably or dis
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Ethics and Journalism
London: Sage (2003), 196 pp.
"Ethics and Journalism provides a comprehensive overview of the main approaches to ethical enquiry in Western journalism. It examines the ethical dilemmas faced by journalists in all areas of the media and sets out ways of achieving ethical journalism. Ethics and Journalism explores such subjects as
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Freedom of the Press: Responsibility of Media. Africa on the Way to Self-Regulation
Nairobi: Paulines Publications Africa (2003), 144 pp.
"In Africa the press has frequently been used as a tool of propaganda, serving the interests of the government and ruling party. Government regulations, where they exixted, were designed to exclude independent voices. However a free and responsible press is in the interests of all people in Africa.
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Liberté de la presse, responsabilité des médias, l’Afrique sur la voie de l’autorégulation
Paris: Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2002), 96 pp.
Dans nombre de pays africains, la liberté de la presse est encore toute relative, et surtout vulnérable, menacée par le pouvoir ou fragilisée par les excès dont les médias eux-mêmes se rendent coupables. Dans ce contexte sont apparues les premières instances africaines d'autorégulation des
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Freedom of Non-Accountability: Self-Regulation in the Media in Slovenia
Ljubljana: Peace Institute (2002), 84 pp.
"In this study the author presents self-regulation as a part of a wider subject, that is, freedom of speech, arguing that self-regulation does not intrude on this freedom beyond the limits set by democracy, and that, compared to legislative solution, it is a much more friendly way of implementing th
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Olped, a Pioneer in Media Self-Regulation in Africa
Deep Insights
Brussels; Paris: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Media for Democracy in Africa; Groupe de recherche et d’échanges technologiques (GRET) (2001), 56 pp.
Licensing & Accreditation: The Threat to Media Freedom in the SADC Region. Analysis & Commentary on the SADC Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport, 2001
Windhoek: Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) (2001), 84 pp.
"The SADC Protocol on Culture, Information and Sport is undoubtedly a very bold step by governments in the region to harmonise their laws and policies in ways that would promote media freedom and create enabling conditions for the free flow of information. However, some provisions of the protocol re
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Internet-Hotlines: Evaluation und Selbstregulierung von Internetinhalten = Evaluation and Self-Regulation of Internet Content
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2001), 80 pp.
"In this book we present the operating methods of Internet Hotlines and argue that they are essential instruments for the limiting of illegal content on the Internet. The Hotline can take on a central role within a self-regulation system involving the state, media supervisory bodies, the Internet in
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