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Press statements of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
OSCE promotes media self-regulation in Romania
Publishing date: 31 October 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Romania
BUCHAREST, 31 October 2008- How to best develop an effective mechanism of self-regulation in Romania is the focus of a roundtable discussion that started in Bucharest today...
Central Asia journalists discuss public-service broadcasting, digitalization at OSCE media conference
Publishing date: 17 October 2008
What we do: Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
ALMATY, 17 October 2008- The future of public-service broadcasting and how the digital switchover can support media freedom and pluralism was the focus of the 10th OSCE Central Asia Media Conference, which concluded in Almaty today...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes acquittal of Hungarian journalist in secrecy case, urges legislative reforms
Publishing date: 1 October 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Hungary
BUDAPEST, 1 October 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media welcomed today's acquittal of Hungarian journalist Antonia Radi and called on the country's authorities to carry out legislative reforms on disclosing official secrets...
OSCE press freedom office trains media professionals to foster ethical standards and boost self-regulation
Publishing date: 29 July 2008
What we do: Education, Media self-regulation
ODESA, Ukraine, 29 July 2008- Promoting media self-regulation as a credible mechanism for upholding journalistic ethics and professionalism is the aim of a two-day OSCE training course that started in Odesa today...
Public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina faces multiple threats, warns OSCE media freedom representative
Publishing date: 9 May 2008
What we do: Media laws, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina
SARAJEVO, 9 May 2008- The future of public broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina is under threat and urgent action is needed, said Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, at a conference in Sarajevo which ended yesterday.
OSCE media freedom representative asks new Russian President to address media freedom challenges
Publishing date: 7 May 2008
What we do: Decriminalization of defamation, Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation, Safety of journalists
Location: Russia
VIENNA, 7 May 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, congratulated Dmitry Medvedev on assuming the Russian Presidency today, and asked him to undertake measures to improve the media freedom situation in his country...
OSCE media freedom representative launches guidebook on media self-regulation at Paris forum
Publishing date: 17 April 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation
PARIS, 17 April 2008- Miklos Haraszti, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, presented a new OSCE publication on media self-regulation today at the Eurasia Regional Forum for Media Development...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes Kyrgyzstan's media self-regulatory body, the first in Central Asia
Publishing date: 12 February 2008
What we do: Media self-regulation
Location: Kyrgyzstan
VIENNA, 12 February 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media (RFOM), Miklos Haraszti, congratulated today journalists in Kyrgyzstan on the launch of an independent media self-regulatory body...
OSCE media freedom representative says Slovakian draft Press Act curbs editorial autonomy, asks authorities to withdraw it
Publishing date: 22 January 2008
What we do: Media laws, Media pluralism, Media self-regulation
Location: Slovakia
VIENNA, 22 January 2008- The OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Miklos Haraszti, has asked the Slovak Government to withdraw its draft Press Act from Parliament in its current version, saying that his office was ready to prepare a...
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...