February 9, 2012 •
Media and Politics •
by Michael Wise
As MEDIADEM authors continue plowing through their research, the scope of the €2.65 million media policy project takes shape. In a thorough examination, project director Evangelia Psychogiopoulou from the Hellenic Foundation for...
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January 12, 2012 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Milica Jevtic and Marko Nedeljkovic
Although Serbia is home to only seven million citizens, it has no less than 610 print media outlets and 456 electronic media platforms. Lack of transparent ownership, lack of freedom and an inadequate withdrawal of the state from various...
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December 28, 2011 •
Press Freedom •
by Henri Cili
Debates about press freedom have raged often in Albania’s 20 years of democracy. Now, as the country enters its third decade of democracy, the debate must be waged in a new context. Journalist Sokol Balla’s new book entitled Freedom...
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December 7, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Alina Vasiliu
As the EJO continues its eastward expansion, we’re pleased to announce our latest language version, EJO Romania. In the following article, Alina Vasiliu, our Romanian Web Editor, provides an overview of the Romanian media landscape, past...
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November 6, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Eric Karstens
*Article courtesy of the European Journalism Centre Among many others, one of the challenges faced by post-revolutionary countries concerns journalism and the media. A free, pluralistic, and responsible media is a prerequisite for a...
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October 17, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics •
by Francesco Conte
Article Courtesy of European Journalism Centre There are about 100,000 journalists in Italy, but the number could be much higher if the journalistic profession were not regulated by a corporation, the Ordine dei Giornalisti (ODG). In Italy...
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September 15, 2011 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
How the news in Belarus remains…upbeat. A few weeks ago Sovetskaya Belarussia – the most widely circulated daily in Belarus – ran a lead story proclaiming the country’s GDP had risen a glorious 9.8 percent since January and...
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November 4, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Press Freedom •
by Stephan Russ-Mohl
A reason for the Swiss to be proud. In the most recent ranking of Transparency International, Switzerland lands in a group of 10 nations perceived to be least endangered by corruption. Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Norway...
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October 25, 2010 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Kate Nacy
Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders (Reporters Sans Frontières) releases Press Freedom Index 2010. Last year was a particularly grim one for journalists, as the number of murdered reporters rose 26 percent, while violence against...
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