What is MediaPolicy.org
This website is dedicated to monitoring and debating issues of broadcasting policy, regulation and independence in Europe and beyond. It is intended as a resource for media professionals, academics and all others interested in broadcasting policy, an area constantly expanding with the development of new technologies and the ever-closer convergence of platforms, providers and owners.
Mediapolicy.org has grown out of the Open Society Institute (OSI) monitoring project on Television across Europe. Unprecedented in its range and practicality, this series of reports, which was released in October 2005, surveyed broadcasting in 20 European countries, measuring the reality against national and international commitments and standards.
In addition to the original reports, the website will present a series of follow-up reports in 2008 on nine of the original 20 countries monitored. These follow-up reports cover countries in which broadcasting developments are notably dynamic or turbulent. It will also highlight other follow-up projects in several countries, as well as an upcoming research project focusing on the impact of digitalisation on the broadcasting landscape in Europe.
Both mediapolicy.org and the TV across Europe monitoring reports and follow-up reports are produced by the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program (EUMAP) of the Open Society Institute and the Network Media Program (NMP) of the Open Society Foundation.
Over time, mediapolicy.org aims to develop into a fully-fledged online journal, covering broadcasting policy and standards from various angles, not just in Europe but in other regions of the world as well. In keeping with the Open Society Institute’s values and practice, mediapolicy.org will continue advocating the adoption and full implementation of internationally recognised standards of human rights and professional ethics.
