Monthly Archives: November 2011
Media Freedom in Hungary in Steep Decline
by Edward Pittman*
In December 2010, whilst Hungary held the EU presidency, a new media law went into effect. With this, and the passage and revisions of other recent legislation, the space for debate and free expression significantly shrank in country … Read more
Mapping Digital Media: German Public Service Broadcasting and Online Activity
Find the report here: Mapping Digital Media: German Public Service Broadcasting and Online Activity
Few countries support public service broadcasting more enthusiastically than Germany, where the public service broadcasters (PSBs) are seen as more informal, modern, and entertaining than before, without … Read more
Mapping Digital Media: United States
Mapping Digital Media: United States report available here.
The media environment in the United States is undergoing a significant transition. Terrestrial, over-the-air television has shrunk to less than 15 percent of households, due to consumers’ embrace of pay-TV services including cable, … Read more
Regulating the Internet without damaging free speech: a set of recommendations
By Eduardo Bertoni*
The Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information (CELE) held the workshop “Freedom of Expression and the Internet: Regulatory Aspects in Latin America” at the University of Palermo Law School (Argentina) on September … Read more
In the midst of a media war in Argentina, the birth of a more critical audience
by Haley Cohen*
In October 2009, Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner passed a new media law that sparked a veritable war between her supporters and certain mass media organizations. Law 26.522, which was drafted to replace Ley 22.285 – a … Read more