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Briefing Note Series: Freedom of Expression

Halifax; Copenhagen: Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD); International Media Support (IMS) (2014), 50 pp.

"This series of Briefing Notes is designed to give readers an understanding of the key international legal standards that apply in the context of freedom of expression. They are aimed at an audience which does not necessarily have a deep understanding of freedom of expression issues, but they also a ... more

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Freedom of the Media in the Western Balkans

Elda Brogi, Alina Dobreva, Pier Luigi Parcu et al.

Brussels: European Union, Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union, Policy Department (2014), 88 pp.

"The study analyses media freedom and pluralism in the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Serbia) in light of the EU enlargement policy. Despite the different stages of their EU accession paths, these countries share si ... more

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Poder y medios en Centroamérica: Construyendo políticas públicas ciudadanas

Oscar Pérez (ed.)

San Salvador: Fundación Comunicándonos; AMARC World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (2014), viii, 175 pp.

"El libro que ahora tienen entre sus manos, resultado de meses de ardua coordinación e investigación en Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua y El Salvador, recoge con mucha preocupación la firme tendencia que existe en Centroamérica hacia una mayor concentración de la propiedad de los medios de comun ... more

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Der Staat liest mit: Online-Aktivisten leben gefährlich

Genia Findeisen

Südostasien, volume 30, issue 1 (2014), pp. 9-11

"Dinh Nhat Uy forderte auf Facebook die Freilassung seines inhaftierten Bruders, jetzt wurde er selbst verurteilt. Uys jüngerer Bruder Dich Nguyen Kha hatte im Frühjahr Flugblätter verteilt, in denen die Partei und die Politik der Regierung kritisiert wurden, und erhielt dafür vier Jahre Gefäng ... more

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Medios a la vista 3: Análisis sobre el derecho a la información y la comunicación y el periodismo en Bolivia 2012-2013

La Paz: Fundación UNIR; Observatorio Nacional de Medios (ONADEM) (2014), 258 pp.

"Los diecinueve textos que conforman el libro se articulan en torno a siete temáticas: 1) Percepciones sobre el DIC y los medios, 2) Ética, 3) Estructuras de contenido, 4) Coberturas noticiosas, 5) Agresiones a periodistas, 6) Acceso a la Información Pública, y 7) Estado, medios y normativa. Su ... more

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Losing Control: Freedom of the Press in Asia

Louise Williams, Roland Rich (eds.)

Canberra: Australian National University (ANU) E Press (2014), xvi, 282 pp.

"Losing Control: freedom of the press in Asia takes us right up to the end of this tumultuous century. It deals with the Chinese media cranking up its latest propaganda campaign, this time against the Falun Gong. It discusses how the Indonesian media lost its way in reporting the tragedy in East Tim ... more

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Freedom of Expression and Right to Information in ASEAN Countries: A Regional Analysis of Challenges, Threats and Opportunities

Putsata Reang et al.

London: Internews Europe (2014), 59 pp.

"Internews’ research reveals a confluence of conditions in ASEAN that make the present time a critical moment for Freedom of Expression / Right to Information (FoE/RTI) interventions in the region. As donor support dwindles, and threats to FoE increase, there is a danger of a severe roll-back of t ... more

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The Road to Justice: Breaking the Cycle of Impunity in the Killing of Journalists

New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2014), 47 pp.

"CPJ’s analysis of global rates of impunity in journalist killings over the past seven years shows that they have for the most part gotten worse. There are some encouraging signs in the data. The number of convictions of suspects behind these crimes appears to be slightly on the rise, but thi s nu ... more

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EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline

European Union (2014), 27 pp.

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The “politicization” of Turkish Television Dramas

Kumru Berfin Emre Cetin

International Journal of Communication, volume 8 (2014), pp. 2462-2483

"Turkish television has undergone a distinctive transformation since the early 2000s in which new regulations, rapid market growth, and political pressures have interacted with and transformed each other. As Turkey set new records in 2013 for the highest number of journalists arrested worldwide, tel ... more

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Prosecuted Beliefs: Indonesia's Blasphemy Laws

London: Amnesty International (2014), 50 pp.

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The Greedy Giants: Centralized Television in Post-Authoritarian Indonesia

Ade Armando

International Communication Gazette, volume 76, issue 4-5 (2014), pp. 390-406

"This article essentially shows how the development of commercial television in Indonesia has conflicted with the country’s media democratization, as illustrated by the growth of local media in the past 15 years. Compared to print media and radio, which are decentralized, Indonesia’s television ... more

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Preventive Journalism as a Means of Controlling Regional Media in Russia

Elina Erzikova

Global Media and Communication, volume 10, issue 1 (2014), pp. 35-52

"This article utilizes new institutional theory and its principle – coercive isomorphism – to examine explicit and implicit pressures exerted on news organizations by a regional government in Russia in 2009 and 2010. The study found that while empowering regional reporters by the myth of helping ... more

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New Media and the Developmental State in Ethiopia

Iginio Gagliardone

African Affairs, volume 113, issue 451 (2014), pp. 279-299

"The Ethiopian government, led by the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), has developed one of the most restrictive systems for the regulation of new media in Africa. So far, most discussion has focused on the measures employed by the EPRDF to prevent the Internet and mobile p ... more

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Guide to Human Rights for Internet Users

Council of Europe (2014), 28 pp.

"1. This guide is a tool for you, the Internet user, to learn about your human rights online, their possible limitations, and available remedies for such limitations. Human rights and fundamental freedoms apply equally offline and online. This principle includes respect for the rights and freedoms o ... more

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Safety and Solidarity for Journalists in Ukraine 2014: A Handbook for Journalists Unions Facing a Crisis

Boris Timoshenko, Yuriy Lukanov, Oliver Money-Kyrle

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2014), 44 pp.

"Throughout 2014 the IFJ and EFJ have been working hand in hand with affiliates, the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine and the Russian Union of Journalists to support their members in the field, condemn the intimidation of journalists and manipula ... more

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Silencing Mexico: A Study of Influences on Journalists in the Northern States

Jeannine E. Relly, Celeste González de Bustamante

International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 19, issue 1 (2014), pp. 108-131

"During President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa’s administration, the military was called on to confront organized crime, and dozens of journalists were killed in Mexico. Attacks on journalists have continued under the new administration. This study focuses on the erosion of the democratic institution ... more

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Journalist in Africa: A high-risk profession under threat

Marie-Soleil Frère

Journal of African Media Studies, volume 6, issue 2 (2014), pp. 181-198

"Every year, several international organizations monitoring press freedom worldwide issue reports in which they underline the occupational hazards faced by journalists while reporting. Some African countries, such as Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia or Equatorial Guinea, have been regularly pinpointed at the ... more

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The Main Challenges for the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

Dunja Mijatovic

Security and Human Rights, volume 24 (2014), pp. 325-332

"This article focuses on the interdependence between security and human rights. The author advocates that freedom of expression and free media – two basic human rights – play increasingly important roles in fostering a meaningful debate on security issues and that they can help us to effectively ... more

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Media Outlets and Their Moguls: Why Concentrated Individual or Family Ownership is Bad for Editorial Independence

Chris Hanretty

European Journal of Communication, volume 29, issue 3 (2014), pp. 335-350

"This article investigates the levels of owner influence in 211 different print and broadcast outlets in 32 different European media markets. Drawing on the literature from industrial organization, it sets out reasons why we should expect greater levels of influence where ownership of individual out ... more