Legal framework for media and democracy
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Rolf H. Weber
Abstract
Open discourses and the free formation of opinions through unfettered information flows and communicated diversity of opinion are unthinkable without independent media and essential prerequisites for a functioning democracy. Notwithstanding the importance of the linkage between media and democracy, there is no harmonized framework addressing this issue. By adopting a legal perspective, this study shall outline existing and emerging regulations, with a particular focus on broadcast, print, and online media Two regulatory tiers are distinguished: At the international level, the establishment of aWorld Information Order as well as the human rights perspective intrinsic to the subject matter will be addressed. At the national level, legal approaches to particular tensions accompanying state regulation of the media will be examined.
© 2009 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, D-10785 Berlin
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Revisiting journalism as a profession in the 19th century: Empirical findings on women journalists in Central Europe
- News for adolescents: Mission impossible? An evaluation of Flemish television news aimed at teenagers
- Politics in the news: Do campaigns matter? A comparison of political news during election periods and routine periods in Flanders (Belgium)
- On media monitoring – the Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM)
- The Media for Democracy Monitor applied to five countries: A selection of indicators and their measurement
- Legal framework for media and democracy
- Book reviews
