October 22, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Oleksandr Yaroshchuk
The post-Soviet space remains dangerous for journalists. Authoritarian regimes and military conflicts make life hard for reporters, free and open media are increasingly under threat. Oleksandr Yaroshchuk offers a worrying analysis...
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October 31, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Specialist Journalism •
by Pavla Holcova
After the 2008 economic crisis, western media companies sold their interests in the Czech Republic’s biggest media houses, radio stations and newspapers to Czech and Slovak billionaires. The concentration of media in the hands of a few...
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July 26, 2013 •
Press Freedom •
by Meera Selva
Governments in 2012 have attacked journalists, created new laws to kill off new independent digital media, and sparked off a huge diplomatic row over teddy bears, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)...
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October 19, 2012 •
Press Freedom •
by Michael Wise
Third-annual report brings news of progress despite the prevalence of new and sophisticated threats to Internet freedom. Freedom House’s newest report, “Freedom on the net 2012: A global assessment of Internet and digital media,”...
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June 1, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Michael Wise
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) maintains that allowing Azerbaijan to host the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest was good for business and for Azeri citizens. More than 100 million viewers worldwide tuned in to watch the 2012 Eurovision...
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