Full coverage: Media

29.10.2004 In its annual worldwide index of press freedom released this week Reporters sans Frontieres (RSF) says media freedom is under serious threat in south Asia, with the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal rated as the worst in this regard.

29.10.2004 Httpool internet advertising network established and started operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

28.10.2004 The concept of media diversity no doubt took a turn for the better this year with the release of documentaries challenging mainstream monopoly on news coverage. For viewers out there looking for information on the most important issues of the day, there are lots of independent films to choose from.

27.10.2004 Reporters Without Borders announces its third annual worldwide index of press freedom. Such freedom is threatened most in East Asia (with North Korea at the bottom of the entire list at 167th place, followed by Burma 165th, China 162nd, Vietnam 161st and Laos 153rd) and the Middle East (Saudi Arabia 159th, Iran 158th, Syria 155th, Iraq 148th). Countries of the region in the middle of the rankings, nonetheless, with bad marks.

27.10.2004 EkoMrežaBiH 30. i 31. oktobra u Sarajevu organizuje okrugli sto na temu "Unapređenje saradnje između članica "EkomrežeBiH" i novinara/medija.

27.10.2004 Tiranë, 27 tetor - Organizata "Gazetarë pa kufij", thotë se vendet e Azisë Lindore dhe Lindjes së Mesme kanë gjendjen më të keqe të lirisë së shtypit në botë. Shqipëria radhitet e 50-ta mes 167 vendeve në raportin organizatës Gazetarët pa Kufij të vitit 2004 për lirinë e shtypit.

27.10.2004 For the first time in Macedonia, the right to access to information will be regulated by a Law which covers many aspects of the issue of access to information. The Law also provides for responsibility in cases of failure to provide the required information, says Zoran Jacev, President of Transparency Macedonia.

26.10.2004 TunisiaÂ’s restrictive media culture may ruin its chance of hosting the second World Summit on Information Society (WSIS) in 2005. The International Press Institute is urging the UN to shop for another host country if the Tunisian government cannot guarantee that its media and human rights groups will be allowed to participate without restriction.

26.10.2004 Read Noam Chomsky’s “Media, Propaganda and the System” (Mediji, Propaganda i Sistem) at the web-site of the Elektronicke Knjige online publisher.

26.10.2004 U svome dugogodišnjem radu, Chomsky razotkriva ulogu medija u cjelokupnome sustavu kontrole i nadziranja, kojim upravljaju megakorporacije, odnosno privatno bogatstvo. Po njemu, mediji imaju presudnu ulogu u sustavu indoktrinacije, zajedno s obrazovnim ustanovama, sveučilištima i koledžima, počevši već od najranijih dana, od samoga vrtića. Sustav indoktrinacije jest taj koji nas uči kako se trebamo ponašati, što trebamo misliti i zastupati.

25.10.2004 More than just capturing spectacular visuals of India, director KP Sasi has documented people’s outcry against multinational firms through his film on privatisation of water - ‘The Source of Life For Sale’. It raises the issue of commercial interests sucking up water resources and denying local communities their right to water. An August 2004 production, the film has been reviewed by journalist Max Martin.

22.10.2004 The informal group of nongovernmental, nonpartisan and nonprofit organizations and global and European student services in Macedonia, Students for Themselves, informed about their intention to boycott the Student Elections for President of the Student Organization of the “Kiril i Metodi” University in Skpoje. The Elections are scheduled for Saturday, October 28, 2004, and the boycott is designed to take away the legitimacy of the nondemocratic students’ organization.

21.10.2004 Media e società dell'informazione sono stati temi dei quali si è discusso in diversi momenti tanto nello spazio ufficiale del Forum Sociale Europeo all'Alexandra Palace, quando a "Beyond ESF" in quello alternativo di Camden. Soprattutto nel secondo ci sono stati momenti seminariali e di discussione con diversi rappresentanti di molte reti che si occupano di questi temi in Europa e non solo. In particolare la giornata del 16 è servita a fare un po' il punto della situazione tra esponenti della campagna Cris, Indymedia, Amarc, media comunitari e locali, ecc. - di Marco Trotta

20.10.2004 Evropska komisija ove će godine 15. put dodeliti godišnju nagradu za novinarstvo Lorenco Natali. Nagrada se dodeljuje novinarima štampanih i online medija za izuzetno razumevanje, poseban angažman i doprinos razvoju i promociji ljudskih prava, demokratije, ekonomskog i društvenog razvoja.
Za nagradu mogu konkurisati novinari čiji su tekstovi o ovim temama objavljeni u periodu od 1. januara do 31. decembra 2003. godine.

19.10.2004 The Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (AIPPA) Amendment Bill, which is designed to tighten the controversial media law, was tabled in Parliament on 5 October 2004.

18.10.2004 The Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) in partnership with Anna University is going to organise an international workshop on community radio from 13 to 18 December, 2004 in Chennai. Managers of community radio stations will learn techniques of installation, commissioning and management of the radio stations in the workshop.

18.10.2004 A British Council digital film festival showcases the products of enthusiastic, young people on issues related to culture, identity and religion.

15.10.2004 Iako Klub zastupnika hrvatskoga naroda u državnoj Skupštini Bosne i Hercegovine nije zauzeo konačan stav, Hrvati će u Domu naroda najvjerojatnije povući vitalni nacionalni interes kada je u pitanju Zakon o javnom rtv-servisu - kazao je zastupnik HDZ-a BiH u Domu naroda državne Skupštine Ilija Filipović.

14.10.2004 Les bureaux du fournisseur d'accès Internet de Indymedia ont fait l'objet d'un raid de la police aux États-Unis et au Royaume-Uni aujourd'hui. Un mandat de perquisition a été émis et les disques durs des serveurs ont été saisies. Aucune raison n'a été donnée pour justifier les perqusitions. Il est possible que la publications de renseignements sur des agents de la police suisse ou de renseigenments sur certains déléguées de la convention républicaine qui s'est tenu au mois de septembre à New York ait déclenché l'opération policière. Aucune de ces hypothèse n'a cependant été confirmée.

14.10.2004 OHR je vrlo razočaran što Zastupnički dom Skupštine BiH jučer nije usvojio Nacrt zakona o javnom RTV sistemu.
Ovo je ozbiljna kočnica u procesu ispunjavanja Studije izvodljivosti. Europa može čekati, ali BiH to sebi ne može priuštiti", kazala je Tunovićeva.