"Communication Rights and Social Justice offers historical perspectives on struggles to use the instruments of state and political participation - power, inter-governmental treaties and declarations, and various forms of political advocacy and protest politics - to articulate the concept of communic
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ation as a fundamental right. The contributions make up an intergenerational and multi-vocal dialogue. Different generations of scholars, activists and practitioners, who have been engaged with mobilizations at different times, present their views; some adopt a more academic style, others reflect autobiographically on personal experiences. The collection acknowledges the plural geo-cultural roots that compose what have eventually become a network of transnational mobilization dynamics that are increasingly global, digitally mediated, multi-stakeholder and faced by new and forthcoming challenges." (Publisher description)
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"Aims to map the implication of the political economy dynamics of the media on citizens’ right to media from the perspective of citizens, in particular those who are vulnerable and weak(ened). Due to the effect of the contemporary political economy of media in Indonesia, the premise of equal citiz
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ens’ right to media has not yet been met. Business-powered media tend to prioritise the concerns of the majority over those of the minority. Since the existence of media remains vital to the society, it is essential that the media (industry) should first serve the interests of society, in particular in providing for the needs of minority groups and the vulnerable. The report provides four case studies from vulnerable groups (Ahmadiyya, Diffable, LGBT and Women-Children), in order to map the bigger picture on citizens’ right to media." (CIPG website)
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"The aim of this research is to highlight the trajectory of media policy in Indonesia and to assess its impacts on the different forms of media themselves and on the citizens and their rights, particularly with regards to their media rights. Such rights, in this study, are referred to as the right t
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o access media infrastructure, to access trustworthy information and quality media content, and to participate in the media policymaking process." (Executive summary)
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"Esta investigación, en lÃneas generales, ha permitido establecer que la televisión es el medio preferido para informarse y está situada en los extremos de la credibilidad: se le cree o no se le cree. La población se informa principalmente para 'estar al tanto' e interrelacionarse y de manera s
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ecundaria para ejercer sus derechos ciudadanos. El trabajo de los periodistas es mejor valorado que la calidad de las noticias. Los periodistas de los medios nacionales son mejor valorados que los que trabajan en los medios locales. El Derecho a la Información y la Comunicación aún no está suficientemente posicionado y sólo es conocido de forma parcial." La consulta ciudadana se llevó a cabo en todas las capitales departamentales del paÃs y la ciudad de El Alto, mediante la aplicación de un cuestionario a las personas mayores de 18 años que acudieron voluntariamente a responderlo (3.150 personas). "Dado que la consulta no fue aplicada según muestreo probabilÃstico, sus resultados no son estadÃsticamente representativos; sin embargo, sà son válidos como expresión de las percepciones de sectores de la población urbana del paÃs interesados en la situación actual de la información y la comunicación." (Conclusiones, página 34)
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"This report responds to the opportunity provided by the WSIS+10 review which will culminate in 2015. Its purpose is to collate civil society perceptions of the changes that have taken place over the last ten years since the WSIS Declaration of Principles was adopted in 2003. The results are being u
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sed as input to the formal WSIS review process, as well as to strategise around civil society joint agendas and common positions. To this extent it contributes towards addressing two problems: An apparent absence - in most parts of the world - of a people-centred approach to information and knowledge-sharing society policy and regulation - and the fragmentation of the communications rights movement, which had mobilised so intensively to ensure that a people-centred approach informed the outcomes of WSIS." (Introduction)
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"In this policy paper, ARTICLE 19 proposes a set of recommendations to state actors and policy makers about what they should do to promote and protect the rights of bloggers domestically and internationally. It also gives practical advice to bloggers about their rights and explains how - and in what
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situations - they can invoke some of the privileges and defences that traditional journalists have found vital to the integrity of their work [...] ARTICLE 19 argues that it is no longer appropriate to define journalism and journalists by reference to some recognised body of training, or affiliation with a news entity or professional body. On the contrary, ARTICLE 19 believes that the definition of journalism should be functional, i.e. journalism is an activity that can be exercised by anyone. Accordingly, it argues that international human rights law must protect bloggers just as it protects journalists. The policy paper therefore addresses the key areas that bloggers are likely to face, that is: licensing, real-name registration (vs. anonymity), accreditation, the protection of sources, protection from violence, legal liability and ethical responsibility and suggests ways for them to be addressed." (Executive summary)
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"Das Digitale führt zu einem tiefgreifenden gesellschaftlichen Wandel. Doch im Spannungsfeld zwischen alter und neuer Realität ist bei weitem noch nicht geklärt, wie wir die rechtlichen, politischen und gesellschaftlichen Grundlagen für die digitale Welt von Morgen definieren wollen. Ursache daf
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ür sind oft der Mangel an Kompetenz in Politik und Wirtschaft und die fehlende Bereitschaft, mit den Nutzern einen offenen Dialog zu führen. Das muss sich ändern, meinen die Autoren, damit wir die enormen Chancen besser nutzen und zugleich die freiheitlichen Werte unserer Demokratie wahren können. Sie analysieren anhand zahlreicher Fallbeispiele die bisherige Entwicklung. Sie stellen Vorteile und Nachteile einschließlich der technischen Voraussetzungen dar. Sie entwerfen Grundlagen für eine Netzpolitik der Zukunft." (Klappentext)
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"Contiene, además de un apartado dedicado a revisar los seis años de recorrido del ONADEM, cuatro grandes secciones que cubren las áreas de trabajo del Observatorio en los últimos tres años: el Derecho a la Información y a la Comunicación, el análisis de la calidad de la información periodÃ
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stica, el desempeño de los periodistas y la evolución del campo mediático en el contexto de la dinámica polÃtica del paÃs. Son trabajos realizados por los investigadores del ONADEM desplegados sobre objetos de estudio nacionales y regionales. El libro busca dar continuidad a uno anterior, Medios a la vista, publicado en 2009, el cual daba cuenta de las principales investigaciones realizadas por el ONADEM de UNIR entre los años 2005 y 2008. En sus seis años de vida, el Observatorio ha realizado más de 60 investigaciones." (Página web UNIR)
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"This book, through five case studies in India, explores communication rights movements here. It encompasses pivotal areas of movements, such as, Right to Information, Free and Open Source Software, Women and Media, and Community Radio and Citizen Journalism. The complexity of specific agendas in In
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dia, such as, rights of women, citizen activism and role of media is analyzed while placing the subject in a broader theoretical context. The author makes a strong case of the right of people to be able to access information. He also explores processes through which ordinary citizens are able to develop spaces for self-expression; a concept synonymous with media democratization in this century. The author highlights the need to ‘localize’ communication rights struggles in those places facing real communication deficits daily." (Publisher description)
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"Esta publicação refere-se ao tema da Comunicação e suas implicações para a ação educativa para os direitos humanos, proposta pela intervenção Rede Solidária de Defesa Social nos territórios populares da cidade do Recife, locais onde incidem os maiores Ãndices de violência sobre o segm
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ento da população jovem. Este estudo revela inúmeras descobertas. Além de apresentar a realidade das condições do funcionamento no cotidiano das rádios comunitárias, fica evidenciado o interesse manifesto pelos lÃderes comunitários, constituÃdos por grupos jovens e adultos, de estabelecer ações conjuntas entre essas agências de comunicação e o movimento popular que favoreçam o fortalecimento da luta pela prevenção à violência. Entretanto o estudo sugere outros desdobramentos do tema da Comunicação Comunitária, contextualizada numa conjuntura marcada por profundos conflitos. Nesse sentido a educação polÃtica do povo, capaz de afirmar sua voz no cenário polÃtico brasileiro, reúne reflexões sobre comunicação comunitária como condição para conquista da plenitude da vida democrática no paÃs." (Resumo)
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"Access to knowledge (A2K) is the umbrella term for a movement that aims to create more equitable public access to the products of human culture and learning. Fields of advocacy that it subsumes include most centrally copyright and patent law reform, open access, open data and open standards, but al
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so access to public information, broader communications rights such as freedom of expression, and issues around ownership of and participation in public media." (Page 2)
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"This book is a critical study of the political economy of communications in India. It explores the ways in which contexts, policies, and processes at national and international levels shape media structures and studies how a political economy-inspired approach can be used to understand both media d
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ominance and resistance. The author explores aspects of colonial political economy and how it has shaped the structure of media in India and in many other countries. It also discusses liberalization, privatization, and media politics in contemporary India. Divided into three sections—structures, means, and resistance—the chapters focus on both the electronic and the print media." (Publisher description)
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