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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE media freedom representative opens pioneering seminar for journalists in Turkmenistan, lectures at new Institute for Foreign Relations
Publishing date: 30 March 2009
Location: Turkmenistan
ASHGABAD, 30 March 2009- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov today, and welcomed the government's intention to reform media education in the country...
South Caucasus journalists discuss public-service broadcasting, digitalization at OSCE media conference
Publishing date: 14 November 2008
What we do: Digital switchover, Media pluralism
TBILISI, 14 November 2008- The challenges and future of public-service broadcasting and how the digital switchover can support media freedom and media pluralism were among the topics discussed at the Fifth OSCE Media Conference in Tbilisi today...
OSCE media freedom representative calls for broad public consultations on Albania's draft media law
Publishing date: 8 October 2008
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws
Location: Albania
VIENNA, 8 October 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, welcomed the decision of the Albanian authorities to postpone the adoption of a new Law on Radio and Television...
Armenia should lift moratorium on licensing broadcasters to ensure media pluralism, says OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 26 September 2008
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Armenia
VIENNA, 26 September 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, today asked the Government of Armenia to review amendments to the TV and radio law that introduce a moratorium on issuing new broadcasting licenses...
Global media freedom rapporteurs call for less regulation in the digital era, but more care for public service and community broadcasting
Publishing date: 14 December 2007
What we do: Digital switchover, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
GENEVA/PRETORIA/VIENNA/WASHINGTON, 14 Dec 2007- Media freedom rapporteurs of the UN, the OSCE, the OAS and the ACHPR issued joint guidelines on the new role and scope of government involvement in safeguarding diversity in the era of digital broadcast...
OSCE press freedom representative calls on Albanian parliamentarians to prepare for digital era
Publishing date: 30 January 2007
What we do: Democratization, Digital switchover
Location: Albania
VIENNA, 30 January 2007- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, urged Albanian parliamentarians today to ensure that media regulation takes into account the abundance of channels that digital television...
OSCE media freedom representative promotes media development in Central Asia
Publishing date: 19 October 2006
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws
BISHKEK, 19 October 2006- Legal issues and other challenges related to the privatization of the media was the focus of a one-day conference today in Bishkek attended by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti...
Amended Kazakh media law needs further improvements, OSCE media freedom representative says
Publishing date: 27 September 2006
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Kazakhstan
VIENNA, 27 September 2006- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has presented a comprehensive report to the Kazakh authorities that includes recommendations to improve the recently amended media law of Kazakhstan...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media addresses media related legislation in Skopje
Publishing date: 27 October 2005
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: North Macedonia
SKOPJE, 27 October 2005- OSCE Representative for Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, met today with the Minister of Transport and Communications, Xhemali Mehazi, representatives of the Ministry of Justice and members of Parliament in Skopje...
OSCE media watchdog says new Italian legislation insufficient to curb media concentration
Publishing date: 7 June 2005
What we do: Digital switchover, Media laws, Media pluralism
Location: Italy
VIENNA, 7 June 2005- OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media said on Tuesday that new Italian media legislation introduced in 2004 had not significantly altered the unusually high concentration of ownership in the country's television industry...