12.8.3 Access to the media

Don't believe the media.

Don't believe the media.

Other services to the media

As to the lack of access to the media, the easiest thing for me is to quote from a recent report by the independent Temporary Media Commissioner.

In that respect, access to the mass media was of particular importance.

To guarantee access to State media for all social and political actors

8. Access of political parties to the media is regulated by the Electoral Law.

In a recent statement to media, the new mayor was quoted as saying

The media love it they really adore it.

Sedelnikov, like many bloggers in Crimea, is skeptical of mainstream media.

To ensure the freedom of the media to perform their essential role and the right of the public to have access to information.

He did not intend to disseminate the information to the media or the broader public.

But, despite ample funding and abundant media access, Asar finished third.

The Commission has established a Media Complaints Committee to investigate complaints of unethical conduct by the media and is encouraging the development of a media council.

It had also implemented a new, very liberal, press code.

Characteristically, speaking to the mass media recently, Mr. Denktash stated

The media, trade unions and political parties required a great sense of responsibility.

15. The Media Division provides press releases, photographic, television and radio coverage and programmes as well as technical services to the media.

Both the Independent Media Commission and the Independent Broadcasting Authority, designed to ensure free media in the run up to the elections, are in place.

It was thus evident that the approach of the Department of Public Information to the media was in great need of revamping.

Data relating to women's access to the media are particularly important when it comes to implementing programmes relating to education and the dissemination of information in all areas.

In 2001 the process of issuance of the long term licenses to electronic media in BIH has continued.

The media must be responsible and must uphold ethical standards in reporting.

The Department also assisted with media arrangements for those of the eminent persons who attended the Conference.

GPF also provides a large number of interviews to print and broadcast media some 300 interviews to media in 25 countries during 2003.

He urged Member States to reach out to their media and civil society organizations to give greater attention to the question of Palestine.

Improved communication facilities and access to media were regarded as important tools to ensure the effectiveness of the Decade programme.

The media was given full freedom to publicize public opinion, including those critical to the bureaucracy.

(b) To recommend that UNESCO, in cooperation with professional organizations, conduct a comparative study of legislation affecting media.

Does media produced only with citizen collaboration have credibility?

Draft copies of the booklet have been shared with members of the Joint Media Commission.

Pakistan has extended invitations to media teams to send their representatives to Azad Kashmir and to Pakistan.

It appears possible that the assailants deliberately fired on civilians in order to produce bodies for the international media.

In addition, the TEC has a direct responsibility in the appointment of the Independent Media Commission which will ensure the impartiality of the media vis à vis all political forces.

But is it a real change in Kremlin s approach to new media or just another attempt to conduct a PR campaign?

quot (c) To verify that there is equal access to media facilities and that there is fairness in the allocation of both the timing and length of broadcasts

Ten mobile teams of two to three persons travelled to remote areas of the country where there was no access to the media.

Multilingualism and developing country media will be particular priorities of the subprogramme's outreach efforts.

Mass media, mass culture and elite The relation of the mass media to contemporary popular culture is commonly conceived in terms of dissemination from the elite to the mass.

When life and death issues are at stake, a leader can never let the media rush him into acting.

However, a draft version of the report was leaked to the media before the final version was provided to the Council.

Hundreds of Syrians were reportedly arrested, and by late July, activists in Latakia were telling foreign media they feared a more violent crackdown was coming.

Lastly, he recommends that the mass media regularly include in their programming content relating to indigenous peoples and cultures in a context of respect for the principles of tolerance, fairness and non discrimination established in international human rights instruments, and that indigenous peoples and communities be given the right to access to the mass media, including radio, television and the Internet.

Encourage IEC to take the necessary measures to ensure freedom of expression and equal access to impartial public media during the electoral campaign.