17 Aug 2020 Tensions between media censorship and regulation in Jamaica

By Brittany Forsythe

Media regulation according to Fredman (2015) is defined as the process by which a range of specific, often legally binding, tools are applied to media systems and institutions to achieve established policy goals such as pluralism, diversity, competition, and freedom. Regulation consists of the deployment of formal statutory rules laid down by public authorities as well as more informal codes of conduct developed and implemented by media organizations in conjunction with the state.

17 Aug 2020 Sensibiliser sur le COVID-19 : Un travail complexe

Par Mathilde Kpalla

Le Togo, comme la plupart des pays de l’Afrique subsahariens, est touché par le COVID-19. Pour le moment (mars 2020) pas à une grande échelle. Ainsi le Togo en est à 84 cas confirmés et 6 décès.

17 Aug 2020 European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1998)

This treaty aims to protect and promote the historical regional or minority languages of Europe. It was adopted, on the one hand, in order to maintain and to develop the Europe’s cultural traditions and heritage, and on the other, to respect an inalienable and commonly recognised right to use a regional or minority language in private and public life.

17 Aug 2020 Media viability gets a boost

By Lorenzo Vargas

New models to fund and sustain the public interest media that the Internet disrupted are urgently needed. COVID-19 reminds us of just how pressing this need is.