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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Media Freedom"”.
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The Politics of Media Freedom
… theories assume that democracy and media freedom go hand in hand. However, in democracies, politicians and individuals who have a stake in political battles often attack journalists. How can political and electoral incentives that are at the heart of democracy create a minefield for …
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The reality of media freedom in Swaziland under the new constitutional dispensation
The study concludes that there is still lack of media freedom in Swaziland under the new constitutional dispensation. Its significant finding is that the lack of media freedom is a consequence of constitutional, legal and extra-legal constraints.
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Innleiðing nýrra ESB reglna á sviði fjölmiðla í íslenskan rétt :tillaga að reglugerð Evrópuþingsins og ráðsins um að koma á sameiginlegu regluverki fyrir fjölmiðlaþjónustu á innri markaðnum (European Media Freedom Act)
… fjölmiðlaþjónustu á innri markaðnum (European Media Freedom Act) Skoðuð verður löggjöf á sviði fjölmiðlunar hér á landi. Hefur íslensk löggjöf verið uppfærð nægjanlega til að ná yfir nýjar áskoranir á sviði fjölmiðlunar og áherslubreytingar í dómaframkvæmd mannréttindadómstóls Evrópu? Einnig …
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Evaluating media self-regulation in Namibia
… self-regulation in Namibia’s post-apartheid media landscape, focusing on its role in balancing the relationship between the media, newsmakers, sources, the public, and the government. It evaluates the successes and challenges of self-regulation under the Media Ombudsman, established in …
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An Assessment of Post-Taliban Media Development in Afghanistan (2002-2017)
… of the growth and development of the Afghan media sector post-2001. The assessment utilizes the United Nations Media Development Indicators (MDIs) for this specific purpose.In doing so, this thesis project tests the assumption that despite pressures from both the government, the Taliban-led …
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Assessing the growing impact and potential of social networking mediums in crisis communication in South Africa : A Case Study of the South African Protection of State Information Bill
… opportunities for crises, proliferation of new media types increasing exposure to crises, there is a growing awareness of the potential, influence, impact and capabilities of social media. Focusing on South Africa's Secrecy Bill, a crisis with implications on access to information and media …
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'The Protected Disclosures Act 2000: limitation on the defamation law in South Africa'
Freedom of expression is constitutionally protected by the 1996 Constitution of South Africa. The constitution makes special provision to include freedom of the press and other media, freedom to receive or impart information or ideas, freedom of artistic creativity, academic freedom and freedom of …
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Governments in the spotlight? : on the use and impacts of freedom of information laws and proactive publication of government data
… has already addressed this question concerning freedom of information (FOI) laws, the emergence of new digital technologies enabled new policies, such as open government data. Its effect on corruption and government accountability remains empirically underexplored due to its novelty and a lack …
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The politics of enjoyment: the media viewing preferences and practices of young higher-educated Chinese
… Chinese youth use their new semi-illicit media freedom to structure their own social and political attitudes and how in doing this they reassess certain established values of responsibility and morality and make them compatible with the adoption of new middle class aspirations learned and …
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Mass Media and the Domestic Politics of Economic Globalization
This dissertation argues that the mass media have played a critical but misunderstood role in the variety of national political responses to economic globalization around the world since the 1960s. More specifically, quantitative as well as qualitative methods across three article-length studies …
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On Mass Media, State Capacity, And Civil Conflict
… with civil conflict, I hypothesize that two mass media dimensions, media freedom and media access, have a significant interactive effect on how prospective rebels perceive the regime's capabilities which influences a state's probability of civil conflict. Using a logistic regression, I empirically …
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O prazer e sofrimento no trabalho da atenção básica de saúde do município de Guarabira
… evaluation, being, job satisfaction with 8:52 media between the answers. Other areas had moderate ratings / review: Burnout 4.91 with media, Freedom of Expression and 7:46 Lack of Recognition 4.45. So pleased was perceived in professional achievement while suffering would require an average …
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The effects of media on financial stability
My thesis investigates the topic regarding media effects and financial stability, which makes valuable contributions to the current literature and financial industry. Through the study of this thesis, it reveals that the media can indeed manipulate financial stability via controlling different …
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China’s Digital Communications Strategy in Africa: Preliminary Perspectives from Zimbabwe and Kenya
… explain China’s interventions. Outcomes were mediated by domestic conditions, including regulatory capacity, fiscal constraints, media freedom, and civil society engagement. While Chinese-backed infrastructure projects narrowed aspects of the digital divide, concerns about surveillance, data …
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A Framing Analysis of #MeToo YouTube-based News Coverage in BRICS: Media Censorship, State-controlled Channels & the Obstruction of Online Feminist Activism in China, Russia and Brazil
This comparative study investigates the media representation of YouTube-based news about the #MeToo campaign, feminism, and sexual harassment accounts in three BRICS nations: China, Russia and Brazil. The situation of women in the Global South was at the centre of discussions during the 2018 BRICS …
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Religion and public broadcasting in South Africa
… in South Africa ushered in a new paradigm for freedom of religion and freedom of expression. Public broadcasting in general and the South African Broadcasting Corporation in particular constituted critical sites where the material possibilities and impossibilities of these rights were to be …
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What explains the credit ratings in economically advanced democracies? Unpacking the role of political stability through ideology, corruption, and transparency
… the extent to which government transparency and media freedom can improve credit ratings may depend on if available information fuel domestic pressures from interest groups or mass protests, as they can be considered as a threat to political stability in the eyes of CRAs.
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The use of mobile phones for human rights protection: the experiences of Zimbabwean Human Rights Non-Governmental Organisations
… force and the constriction of political, media and electoral spaces. Human Rights NGOs, as part of civil society, have challenged the state over the violations in various ways, including through traditional and new media channels. Using case studies, namely the Zimbabwe Peace Project, …
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Towards press freedom through self–regulation : trends in South African press ombudsman cases (August 2007 – August 2011)
Recent attacks on media freedom in South Africa, that includes the ruling ANC party's proposal for statutory regulation of the press, have seen press self-regulation fiercely contested and the ombudsman of the Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) defending the press' constitutional right to freedom …