It highlights media independence and pluralism as fundamental to the process of democracy by providing advisory services on media legislation and by making governments, parliamentarians and other decision-makers aware of the need to guarantee free expression.
The United States says the Russian Government's pursuit of Mr Gusinsky, who owns of Russia's largest independent national media group, Media-Most, poses a threat to the independence of the Russian media.
In his statement on the recent meeting of the British Irish Council (BIC), Peter Robinson said the subject of Scotland's independence had gained media attention due to the presence of Scotland First Minister, Alex Salmond, even though it was not discussed.
By the time of the independence referendum, the media landscape will surely have continued its radical transformation.
Since Mr. Orban swept to power after a landslide electoral victory in 2010, Hungary and the EU have clashed over a broad range of issues, from media freedom to central-bank independence, with Brussels filing several cases against Hungary at the European Court of Justice.
And as the media specialists gain status, they are gaining independence too.
He also explained the importance of including in the future constitution the independence of regulatory bodies on public and private audiovisual media.
If you've ever heard passing remarks about Area 51 or Groom Lake -- especially through entertainment media such as television's "The X Files" or the movie "Independence Day" in which Area 51 was prominently featured -- and it piqued your curiosity, this is the place to be.
Algeria has announced sweeping media reforms to allow private radio and television stations to exist for the first time since independence in 1962.
The main objective was to assess the editorial independence of public service broadcasting (PSB) television in these countries and to sensitize media and advocacy groups on media freedom.
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