Pressing For Freedom 20 Years Of World Press Freedom Day

Author : William Horsley,Unesco
Publisher : UNESCO
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789230011628

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Pressing for Freedom: 20 Years of World Press Freedom Day by William Horsley,Unesco Pdf

The origins of World Press Freedom Day arise from a declaration signed by a group of African journalists who gathered at a UNESCO seminar on "Promoting an Independent and Pluralistic African Media" that was held in Windhoek, Namibia from 29 April to 3 May 1991. Subsequently, painstaking lobbying led to the proclamation of 3 May as an international day on press freedom by the United Nations General Assembly in 1993. This publication aims to commemorate the 20th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day by illuminating the trajectory of this important international event from its origins, following the historic Windhoek Declaration, to the present day. Issues of media freedom, safety of journalists, impunity, gender in the media, pluralism, independence and access to information, as well as the role of the Internet and other 21st century media developments are also covered.

Author : Horsley, William
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231001314

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Pressing for freedom by Horsley, William Pdf

Author : Tarlach McGonagle,Yvonne Donders
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107083868

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The United Nations and Freedom of Expression and Information by Tarlach McGonagle,Yvonne Donders Pdf

Maps the UN legal instruments relevant for the protection and promotion of the rights to freedom of expression and information.

Author : Wiebke Lamer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319765082

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Press Freedom as an International Human Right by Wiebke Lamer Pdf

This book examines why press freedom has not become part of the established international human rights debate, despite its centrality to democratic theory. It argues that an unrestricted press is not just an important economic actor, but also an influential power in the political process, a status that interferes with government interests of sustaining their own power and influence. Despite the popularity of ideational explanations in the field of human rights studies, in the case of promoting press freedom, considerations of power and strategic interests rather than ideas dominate state behavior. The author makes the case that the current place of press freedom in the human rights debate needs to be rethought not only in developing countries, but in liberal democracies as well.

Author : Ananta Kumar Giri,Santosh Kumar Biswal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040021552

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Rethinking Media Studies by Ananta Kumar Giri,Santosh Kumar Biswal Pdf

This book reconsiders media studies from different philosophical and theoretical perspectives from around the world. It brings together diverse views and visions from thinkers such as Sr Aubrobindo, Jurgen Habermas, Paul Ricoeur, Pope Francis, and Satyajit Ray, among others. The authors focus on the issues of ethics, aesthetics, meditation, and communication in relation to media studies and explore the links between media and mindfulness. The volume includes case studies from India, United States, Switzerland, and Denmark and presents empirical works on new horizons of critical media studies in different fields such as American news media and creative media lab. A unique contribution, this book will be indispensable for students and researchers of journalism, communication studies, social media, behavioural sciences, sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, and development studies.

Author : Festus Eribo,William Jong-Ebot
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015039922649

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Press Freedom and Communication in Africa by Festus Eribo,William Jong-Ebot Pdf

The significance of press freedom in contemporary society and the attitudes of governments to freedom of expression and democratic practices have taken on a new garment since the end of the cold war. In Africa, a strong awareness of the advantages of a free press and the inalienable rights of the people, to unfettered communication has sparked an unstoppable demand for freedom of the press across the continent. The increase in the number of independent newspapers, radio and television stations on the one hand and the frequency of government censorship of press and arrests of journalists on the other hand are evidence of a continent at a crossroads. In this volume, twenty communications scholars examine, from a variety of perspectives, the past and present developments in Africa's quest for press freedom. The essays focus on the media in Anglophone, Arabic speaking, Francophone, and Lusophone Africa, capturing the inherent problems and benefits-where they exist- of colonial legacy and the fragility of press freedom in the fledgling post-colonial administrations bedeviled by underdevelopment and political instability. As the essays in this volume reveal, Africa's unquenchable thirst for freedom of expression continues to play a central part in the socio-political and economic spheres from Cape Town to Cairo and from Accra to Dar es Salaam. The authors' analytical approach to the subject matter provides to a fresh understanding of the historicity, complexities, difficulties of the mass media on a continent in search of "a free market place of ideas".

Author : UNESCO,University of Oxford (UK)
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789231002427

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World trends in freedom of expression and media development by UNESCO,University of Oxford (UK) Pdf

In the face of such challenges, this new volume in the World Trends in Freedom of Expression and Media Development series offers a critical analysis of new trends in media freedom, pluralism, independence and the safety of journalists.

Author : United Nations. Department of Public Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Freedom of the press
ISBN : OCLC:1423648711

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3 May, World Press Freedom Day by United Nations. Department of Public Information Pdf

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2320 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : OSU:32437123436756

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Congressional Record by United States. Congress Pdf

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author : Leonard R. Sussman,Ronald Koven,Thomas A. Dine,Freedom House (U.S.)
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015059590904

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Freedom of the Press 2003 by Leonard R. Sussman,Ronald Koven,Thomas A. Dine,Freedom House (U.S.) Pdf

The annual Freedom of the Press, which tracks trends in media freedom worldwide, appears for the first time as an expanded book. Covering 192 countries, the survey provides numerical ratings of the level of press freedom in each country. The Freedom House survey team also assesses the legal environment for the media, political pressures that influence reporting, and economic factors that affect access to information. Essays include a 25-year retrospective of press freedom and a timely analysis of the upcoming World Summits on the Information Society (2003 and 2005). Academics in several disciplines, governments, the news media, and the World Bank employ Freedom of the Press as a standard reference.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231005091

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Journalism is a Public Good by UNESCO Pdf

Author : Timothy E. Cook
Publisher : LSU Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780807131688

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Freeing the Presses by Timothy E. Cook Pdf

Most Americans consider a free press essential to democratic society -- either as an independent watchdog against governmental abuse of power or as a wide-open marketplace of ideas. But few understand that far-reaching public policies have shaped the news citizens receive. In an age when mass communication ranges from independent cable channels to the Internet, it is essential to assess these policies and their effects if we want the media to continue fulfilling their role. Freeing the Presses offers a pathbreaking inquiry into the theory and practice of freedom of the press at a critical time in the growing overlap between modern media and political discussion. Six political communication scholars draw upon history, sociology, political science, legal philosophy, and journalism to investigate whether the freedoms and privileges given to the news media and to reporters actually produce the results we expect. Their discussion covers past, present, and future media performance and engages a wide range of provocative questions.

Author : Daudin Clavaud, Paul,Mendel, Toby,Lafrenière, Ian
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789231000669

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Freedom of expression and public order by Daudin Clavaud, Paul,Mendel, Toby,Lafrenière, Ian Pdf

Author : Tina Burrett,Jeffrey Kingston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429013034

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Press Freedom in Contemporary Asia by Tina Burrett,Jeffrey Kingston Pdf

This book analyzes the constraints on press freedom and the ways in which independent reporting and reporters are at risk in contemporary Asia to provide a barometer of democratic development in the region. Based on in-depth country case studies written by academics and journalists, and some who straddle both professions, from across the region, this book explores the roles of mainstream and online media, and how they are subject to abuse by the state and vested interests. Specific country chapters provide up-to-date information on Bangladesh, Kashmir, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, as well as on growing populist and nationalist challenges to media freedom in the Philippines, India, Indonesia and Japan. The book includes a theoretical chapter pulling together trends and common constraints facing newsrooms across Asia and a regional overview on the impact of social media. Three chapters on China provide insights into the country’s tightening information environment under President Xi Jinping. Moreover, the legal environment of the media, political and external pressures, economic considerations, audience support and journalists’ standards and ethics are explored. As an international and interdisciplinary study, this book will appeal to undergraduates, graduates and scholars engaged in human rights, media studies, democratization, authoritarianism and Asian Studies, as well as Asia specialists, journalists, legal scholars, historians and political scientists.

Author : Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Protecting the right to freedom of expression under the European Convention on Human Rights by Bychawska-Siniarska, Dominika Pdf

European Convention on Human Rights – Article 10 – Freedom of expression 1. Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises. 2. The exercise of these freedoms, since it carries with it duties and responsibilities, may be subject to such formalities, conditions, restrictions or penalties as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society, in the interests of national security, territorial integrity or public safety, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, for the protection of the reputation or rights of others, for preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence, or for maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary. In the context of an effective democracy and respect for human rights mentioned in the Preamble to the European Convention on Human Rights, freedom of expression is not only important in its own right, but it also plays a central part in the protection of other rights under the Convention. Without a broad guarantee of the right to freedom of expression protected by independent and impartial courts, there is no free country, there is no democracy. This general proposition is undeniable. This handbook is a practical tool for legal professionals from Council of Europe member states who wish to strengthen their skills in applying the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights in their daily work.