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ARTICLE: Challenging the political elite remains restricted in India

The relationship between the news media and individuals of the political elite in India can be conceptualized as ‘contingent heteronomy’, a new study argues. Swati Maheshwari and Colin Sparks, of Hong Kong Baptist University, studied how authoritative and populist leaders like the Gandhis and Modi manipulate media power in the country. They interviewed 40 journalists … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, India, media systems, political journalism
Published: 9 Apr 2018

ARTICLE: How activist citizen journalists fight state surveillance in Turkey

Since the failed coup in 2016, the Turkish state has increased surveillance of activists and journalists. How do activist citizen journalists manage their work in such an increasingly hostile environment? Bora Ataman and Barış Çoban, both of Doğuş University, interviewed 22 activist citizen journalists and representatives of alternative new media initiatives, all working in Istanbul, … Continued

Tags: censorship, freedom of speech, journalistic profession, Turkey
Published: 26 Mar 2018

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ARTICLE: Index on Censorship advocating for freedom of expression

The magazine Index on Censorship has since 1972 provided a platform for identifying, highlighting and challenging censorship and abuses against freedom of expression. It has been one of the most important freedom of speech or anti-censorship publications in the world, a new study states. John Steel of the University of Sheffield, examined the inception and … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, media history, political journalism
Published: 15 Mar 2018

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ARTICLE: Alternative narratives of journalism in crisis from Singapore and Hong Kong

Much research on the crisis of journalism has been done in the Anglo-American context. Less is known about alternative media systems. Shangyuan Wu of Nanyang Technological University, examined Singapore and Hong Kong. These ‘global cities’ are exposed to Western liberal ideals but are still under a sort of authoritarian control. The research used a framework … Continued

Tags: censorship, freedom of speech, media policy, media systems
Published: 23 Jan 2018

REPORT: Media and democracy in sub-Saharan Africa

Democracy and press freedom have been natural companions, but the relationship between the two has been closely entwined in sub-Saharan Africa, write Herman Wasserman, and Nicholas Benequista, both of Centre for Film and Media Studies (CIMA), University of Cape Town. The report sheds light on how the struggle for vibrant, independent, and plural media systems in … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, media policy, media systems
Published: 12 Dec 2017

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ARTICLE: Change of ownership increased political content in the front pages of Wall Street Journal

Relatively more political stories were being promoted after Rupert Murdoch took over the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), a study by Allison M. Archer, of the University of Richmond, and Joshua Clinton, of Vanderbilt University, shows. They examined how ownership influences media behavior by researching the impact of Murdoch’s purchase of the newspaper in August 2007. … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, journalism funding, newspapers, political journalism, United States
Published: 15 Nov 2017

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ARTICLE: Brazilian elites using the Fourth Estate discourse for their own benefit

Studies regarding media and politics in Latin America usually presume that the press naturally protects the interests of common citizens against corruption and political abuses. A new study by Afonso de Albuquerque of Fluminense Federal University, Brazil, looks at this issue from another point-of-view: the cases where the free press is actually conspiring against the … Continued

Tags: brazil, freedom of speech, political journalism
Published: 10 Nov 2017

REPORT: Fighting impunity is crucial for journalists’ future safety

Making sure attacks against journalists do not go unpunished is “key to long term safety”, a recent report states. The report was published by the NGO International Media Support (IMS), and it details the state of journalists’ protection in seven countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iraq, Nepal, Colombia and Afghanistan. Collaborative efforts between journalists, civil … Continued

Tags: Afghanistan, censorship, Colombia, freedom of speech, Indonesia, Iraq, journalistic profession, Nepal, Pakistan, The Philippines
Published: 3 Nov 2017

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ARTICLE: Journalistic privilege in international law

The status of journalistic privilege “took a significant step forward” in 2011, Edward L. Carter, of Brigham Young University, writes. Carter reviews the status of journalistic privilege before and after the introduction of what is known as General Comment 34. Prior to 2011, three court cases were often cited in defense of journalistic privilege. These … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, journalistic profession
Published: 16 Oct 2017

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ARTICLE: Institutional constraints cause varying forms of censorship towards critical journalism

Andrew Kennis of Universidad Iberoamericana, México, studied “whether institutional constraints are more powerful than standardized journalistic norms and practices in determining news content”, also looking at news media independence from poweful corporate and state interests in the United States. The author examines the theoretical tension between two models of media analysis – the indexing and … Continued

Tags: freedom of speech, journalistic identity, journalistic profession, propaganda
Published: 5 Oct 2017