European Union - Risks faced by journalists 2008-05 · Reporters Without Borders In this report Reporters Without Borders investigates for the first time violence against journalists within the EU. There is genuine press freedom within the EU. Official censorship is a thing of the past, and media express a diversity of opinion. But the situation is not perfect. Murder attempts, assaults and harassment of both journalists and their families still take place within the EU. Journalists can still be forced to reveal their sources. There is a ...

Turkey: Government Amendments Will Not Protect Free Speech 2008-04-17 · Human Rights Watch The government’s proposed revision to the infamous Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code will not remove the article’s restrictions on free speech according to Human Rights Watch. Prosecutors broadly interpret the vaguely worded article and use it against those who have raised human rights issues or debated matters of history and politics.

The Media Self-Regulation Guidebook 2008-04-14 · Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) This Guidebook, published by the OSCE's Representative on Freedom of the Media, presents questions and answers on media self-regulation. How do the existing self-regulatory mechanisms work? What challenges do they face? How to establish or enhance them? It highlights aspects of self-regulation like the role of codes of ethics and accountability mechanisms such as ombudspersons or press councils.

Public Service Broadcasting: Annual Report 2008 2008-04-10 · OFCOM This report aims to provide an evidence base for monitoring the delivery of public service broadcasting (PSB) in the UK. The designated PSB broadcasters are BBC, ITV1, GMTV, Channel 4, Five, S4C and Teletext. The report gives a factual account of broadcast hours, viewing figures and audience opinions, rather than a strategic review of the PSB landscape. Its purpose is to enable Ofcom and its stakeholders to gain a deeper understanding of the current position ...

Regular Report to the Permanent Council 2008-03-13 · OSCE - Representative on Freedom of the Media This report by the Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklós Haraszti summarizes the issues that OSCE have raised with participating States and reviews the work done by the office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media. I t provides a a follow-up on the special report ‘Handling of journalists during political demonstrations’ and a list of legal reviews prepared for participating States.