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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Press Freedom"”.
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Press Freedom In Qatar
This thesis considers freedom of the press in Qatar pre1995 and post 1995 the year the Amir abolished press censorship. It uses a combination of different methods, a literature review, a questionnaire and unstructured interviews, to investigate the subject. It looks at different theories of the …
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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 …
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Long walk to press freedom: the media framing of the April 2015 xenophobic attacks in South Africa
This thesis enquires into the collective violence against foreigners in South Africa in April 2015. The aim of the study is to investigate the manner in which the media framed the attacks, and to analyse how both victims and perpetrators were presented in news articles. The research process …
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Challenging the Authoritarian Theory of the Press: Mostafa Amin and Press Freedom Under King Farouk's Rule in Egypt
… thesis examines the authoritarian theory of the press coined by Siebert et al. (1956), which proposes a strict control over the press, and its applicability on monarchical Egypt. It challenges the rigid categorization by presenting a case study of a famous Egyptian journalist Mostafa Amin and the …
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An Exploratory Study of the Effectiveness of the CPJ in Defending Journalists and Press Freedom Ideals in Latin America: Transnational Advocacy in the International Sphere
… organizations that work to defend press freedom and the safety of journalists in Latin America. Based on qualitative interviews with employees at the CPJ, open surveys with journalists who have been helped by the CPJ, historical archive research, and informal participant …
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Perceptions Of Corruption & External Political Efficacy: Regime Stability & Democratic Legitimacy
… between perceptions of corruption and press freedom, trust in media, and socioeconomic status. On the aggregate level, this paper finds no statistically significant relationship between perceptions of corruption and external political efficacy. On the individual level, this paper …
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TRACING NEWS ON TWITTER: FORCES SHAPING NEWS CONSUMPTION AND PERCEPTIONS IN GULF COUNTRY MEDIA SYSTEMS
… to participants from a country with greater press freedom, they perceive traditional media outlets as more credible with higher quality content than Twitter because they believe that their government does not interfere with the flow of news. The overall relationship between media systems …
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Freedom of expression in Morocco : a comparative study between the reigns of King Hassan II and Mohammed VI
… successor opened the political scene for more freedom and human rights. However, both of them seem to be intolerant regarding the main fundamental pivots of the Moroccan Kingdom: Monarchy, Islam and sovereignty over Western Sahara. These foundations that are constitutionally and socially …
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Analysing the legal standard of defamatory conduct during national elections in Zambia
… all three republics and their consideration of press freedom. Looking at this will as well necessitate a critical analysis of our current defamation laws and whether they are in touch with the reality on the ground during election period. Suggestions such as amendments to the Defamation Act …
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Analysing the legal standard of defamatory conduct during national elections in Zambia
… all three republics and their consideration of press freedom. Looking at this will as well necessitate a critical analysis of our current defamation laws and whether they are in touch with the reality on the ground during election period. Suggestions such as amendments to the Defamation Act …
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All India Radio: International Broadcasting and the Remaking of the Airwaves after Empire
… international legitimacy as an advocate of press freedom and undermining its leadership within the New World Information Order and Communication Order (NWICO).<p></p>
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Social Media, Transparency and Freedom of Expression
… social media’s contribution to transparency and freedom of expression. Its main aim is to establish if online platforms contribute to the prerequisites of good governance, especially in countries where laws and regulations are restrictive. With a focus on the United Republic of Tanzania, the …
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Corruption, information, and reelection chances of incumbent parties' presidential candidates in developing countries
… free or fair. A key finding of the study is that press freedom reduces the reelection chances of incumbent parties' presidential candidates.
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Romanticism in Print: Periodicals and The Politics of Aesthetics in Restoration Paris, 1814-1830
… and classicism, which took place not only in the press, but also on stage, and in meeting halls, salons, and living rooms, played an important role in the development of a nascent civil society in early nineteenth-century Paris, and that the debate, along with those institutions of civil society, …
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Facade Democracy: Democratic Transition In Kazakhstan And Uzbekistan
… them as democracies - yet they lack a free press; freedom of association is suppressed; religious freedom is limited; and free speech is constrained as well. While these two countries hold popular elections, much of their electoral processes are under the control of the executive branch of …
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Democracy And The Press In The Middle East
… are made that Islam ideals lead to press freedom and the personal right of information access is established. Arab people seek freedom through the right of elections in different countries like Kuwait and Bahrain, and Al-Jazeera has a positive influence on change in the Arab public …
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Contesting Discourses: Framing, Power, and Counter-Hegemony in Hong Kong’s 2019 Anti-ELAB Movement
… characterised by increasing tensions surrounding press freedom and autonomy under the "One Country, Two Systems" framework, tensions further exacerbated by restrictive legislation such as the National Security Law. Theoretically grounded in media framing theory, the protest paradigm, and the …
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The Journalist as Neoliberal Lone Wolf: On Mexico’s Imaginary Reporters and Collaborative Resistance in a Divided Guild
… focuses on how, under the liberal theory of press freedom, journalists publicly talk and think about themselves as “lone wolves” – depoliticised and objective professionals, ideally segregated from lay society, fiercely competitive and insular in their knowledge and authority. This …
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Democratisation, mass media and the anti-corruption drive in Africa: the case of Nigeria, 1999-2015
… examines the impact of democratisation and press freedom on transparency and accountability in the conduct of public affairs following Nigeria’s return to “civil rule” in 1999. Largely qualitative, and nominally quantitative, in nature, the study covers some of the major socio-economic and …
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Mismatched motives: the economic consequences of distorted incentives in the public sector
… with strong institutions, and (ii) that press freedom exacerbates PBCs. In a panel of 70 countries (1986–2015), Chapter 2 finds empirical support for these findings. Its results are robust to alternative specifications and explanations like fiscal rules, corruption and expected downturns. …
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