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Italy after Berlusconi: What now for media freedom?
The Open Society Foundations and the Reuters Institute in association with Frontline Club will discuss the future of the media in Italy after Berlusconi. On 12 November, the longest-serving post-war Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi resigned after losing … Read more
Lithuania: The rise of yet another type of media culture?
By Auksė Balčytienė* The Lithuanian report in the Mapping Digital Media series gives an account of what has happened in the media in Lithuania over the past two decades. It also looks at the biggest challenges that have recently … Read more
Towards an Internet Free of Censorship. Proposals for Latin America
CELE launches its new publication: Towards an Internet Free of Censorship. Proposals for Latin America The global debate over Internet regulation has evolved from the initial question over whether any regulation is necessary and desirable to questions whose answers … Read more
Digital Media in Serbia
By Jovanka Matic* Digital technology is very much present in Serbia. While only half the population had a mobile subscription in 2005, five years later there were 132 mobile phones for every hundred citizens. By May 2010, Serbia ranked 17th … Read more
Can we civilize the tabloids without losing press freedom?
By Mark Thompson* The ongoing inquiry into “the culture, practices and ethics of the media” in the United Kingdom spent last month taking statements from victims of the tabloid press. Some were famous (actors, footballers, etc.), while others were ordinary … Read more