Media Expert, 2003

Media Expert

media and law biulletin

2003

Месца выхаду: Moscov

Дата выхаду: 2003

Рэдактар: Panfilov Oleg

Выдавец: Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations

Памеры: 48 s.

Copyright © 2003 by Center for Journalism in Extreme Situations

Кнігазбор: EEDC — бібліятэка Усходнеэўрапейскага дэмакратычнага цэнтру, ul. Proletariacka 11, Białystok (папяровы асобнік)

Інвэнтарныя нумары: EEDC — [2432]

Over 17 years ago, Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev announced perestroika and glasnost, which were perceived differently in different parts of the former Soviet Union. That was a time when new newspapers, radio stations and television companies began to emerge in the capitals and big cities of the Soviet republics. The situation changed after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The newly independent states were headed up by former Communist leaders, who were called presidents. The development of the independent press became dependent on the presidents' personal attitudes to the freedom of speech and the press. In Turkmenistan, independent newspapers and magazines existed for only a couple of months, and in Uzbekistan, the non-state press was banned a little later. In Belarus, everything changed in 1994, when Alexander Lukashenko, an unknown director of a collective farm, was elected president. Lukashenko's presidential campaign emphasized the need for corruption prevention and his program was broadly advertised by independent newspapers. At that time, they did not know that their demise would begin in just six months. (Oleg Panfilov, Editorial, fragment)

Каталёг: EEDC

Пэрыёдыка: Media Expert

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Media Expert, 4 (8) 2004

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media and law biulletin

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Mass media are frequently used as an instrument of political struggle, including to discredit the opponent. This instrument is quite effective, but it is not always pure. To ensure its purity another special "toolkit" can be used: protection of violated rights in a free and fair court. However, if all the instruments are concentrated in one hands, the struggle appears too unequal. On 15 August 2003, the Obozrevatel' weekly published an ... Болей »