scholarly journals Life under Decree No. 29 of 2010: The Fiji Media Development Decree

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Shailendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Media Law ◽  
Media Development ◽  
Regional Impact ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law ◽  
Free Media ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the domestic and regional impact of a punitive media law introduced in Fiji in June. Decree No. 29 of 2010, the Media Industry Development Decree, is the first of its kind in the South Pacific. It brings to an end the tradition of media self-regulation, one of the hallmarks of a free media. All Fiji governments since independence have tried to introduce tougher media laws. The Bainimarama government, which took power in a coup in December 2006, has succeeded where others failed. Its media decree prescribes hefty fines and jail terms for journalists who fall foul of the law. Given the precedent in Fiji, it is unlikely that a future government will move to change this law, which could become a permanent fixture in the country. This article looks at the impact of the law in Fiji and raises the possibility of copycat laws in other island countries where governments distrust media. The article also questions the applicability of conventional journalistic approaches, which place a premium on conflict as a news element, in politically fragile island countries

Combating Fake News with the Toolbox of the Law and Self-Regulation – the Bulgarian Case

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivo Injov ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Ethics Committee ◽  
The State ◽  
Media Law ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Law ◽  
Law Regulation

The paper discusses the possibilities of countering fake news in Bulgarian media with the instruments of media law, regulation, self-regulation and co-regulation. The study has reached the following important conclusions: 1. The laws are inadequate to the new challenge. There are temptations to fight it through the Criminal Code or a special law that can turn the prosecution service into a repressive media supervisor. 2. The State can contribute to curbing disinformation in the media by highlighting their ownership and funding. 3. The ethical codes oblige journalists to be responsible to society, but self-regulation is de-legitimized by the division in the guild. The solution lies in the development of co-regulation: the state stimulates the media by setting a condition for advertising in them: that they should agree on one code and that their ethics committee should be able to penalize them financially for fake news.

The Media Gatekeeping Model Updated by R and I in ICTs

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassiliki Cossiavelou ◽  
Philemon Bantimaroudis ◽  
Evangelia Kavakli ◽  
Laura Illia
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communications ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Impact

This paper explores the influence of digital technologies on media networks, in particular how they affect the traditional gatekeeping model. Wireless communications are the hot point of all digital technologies, and their application to the transmission of the Olympic Games is a milestone for the global creative industries every two/four years. The authors argue that the research and innovation (R&I) industries’ involvement with the media industries needs to be reconsidered within the framework of an updated media gatekeeping model. To investigate this research question, results are reported from a case study examining the gatekeeping processes in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and the subsequent Olympics up to 2016. Results show the need for a new gatekeeping model that takes into consideration the impact of digital technologies, especially wireless communications. Additionally, new decision models regarding innovation investment in the global media industry are suggested by the impact of R&I on the media gatekeeping model itself.

scholarly journals Going global and local control: Reflections on research directions on media policy in East Asia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Lorraine Lim
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Digital Content ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Media ◽  
Global And Local ◽  
The Impact

This article provides a brief look at the impact of digital technology on countries in Asia in relation to the media industry. It then examines the implications of digital technology and the policing of media within the countries of Singapore and China, which have sought to connect to the global economy via its investment in digital technology yet still attempt to maintain some form of control of access to certain digital content on its citizenry. The article concludes with potential directions in which researchers can contribute to the ongoing debate about the impact of the ‘global’ on media and its impact on nation states.

scholarly journals Freedom of Expression in the UK and Protection of Privacy in Human Rights: Princess Diana’s Case as an Example

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-203
Author(s):  
Araz Ramazan Ahmad ◽  
Nazakat Hussein Hamasaeed ◽  
Muhammad Saud
Keyword(s):  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Media Law ◽  
Content Analysis Method ◽  
Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Right Of Privacy ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact

This paper mainly aims to argue the research questions “what is the right of privacy?, how the article 8 protected privacy in Act 1998 and to deliberate the case of princes Diana Between the freedom of expression and protect the privacy?. Hence, to discourse the impact of the media Law in dealing  with freedom of expression and the right of privacy.  This paper will argues the concept of the Freedom of expression which is one of the most fundamental aspect of the individuals rights that enjoy in everyday life. It is fundamental to the existence of democracy and the respect of human dignity in the community. On the other hand, the paper will explore the impact on media law and some examples of rich figure, media celebrity and famous, which they complaining of the media invasion of privacy will be explained, and then how the Court treated with Princess Diana’s case in the viewpoint of privacy and freedom of excretion concepts. The paper mainly depends on the content analysis method for analysing legal documentation of the articles related to the freedom of expression, also it depends on the case-study method for its sample which is Princess Diana’s case.

scholarly journals Colin Campbell Aikman: Reflections

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 631
Author(s):  
Sir Kenneth Keith ◽  
A H Angelo
Keyword(s):  
South Pacific ◽  
Law School ◽  
The South ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Law Faculty ◽  
The Law ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Impact

Dr Colin Aikman served as Dean of the Victoria University of Wellington Law School. This article focuses on aspects of Dr Aikman's seminal lecture of the 1960s on law in the South Pacific, and on the impact of the constitutional thinking of Dr Aikman in the Pacific on a generation of students and colleagues in the Law Faculty of Victoria University of Wellington. 

scholarly journals Alcohol in TV series popular with teens: a content analysis of TV series in France 22 years after a restrictive law

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 363-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Chapoton ◽  
Anne-Laure Werlen ◽  
Véronique Regnier Denois
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
Alcohol Marketing ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Alcohol Users ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background European citizens are the largest alcohol users in the world with an average of 11 l of alcohol per individual per year being used. This consumption practice usually begins during adolescence. Youths’ views of substances consumption are built upon socialization experiments from which television takes part. To prevent vulnerable people from media influence, some governments tend to adopt restrictive laws against alcohol marketing within the public space including TV programmes; others rely on the self-control of the alcohol and/or media industry. More than 22 years ago, France adopted a restrictive law made of measures aiming to regulate or prohibit advertising of alcoholic products, especially within media dedicated to minors. Methods This study relies on a content analysis to identify the patterns and the frequencies of occurrences linked to alcohol within a sample of 14 TV series (8 French series and 6 American series) most watched by French teenagers. In total, 180 episodes have been analysed representing 111 h 24 min and 6 s of series coded. Results Alcohol is depicted within 87.8% of the sample. French series statistically show more events related to alcohol when compared to the American series. In French series, alcohol, mainly wine, is associated with a familiar lifestyle context with primary characters. Conclusion The restrictive law ongoing in France does not prevent popular TV programmes watched by minors to depict alcohol. Concerns should be raised about the impact of the values given to the substance integrated to main characters life within the media.

Cuban Media During the Presidency of Raúl Castro: A Multidimensional Approach to Understanding Patterns of Change and Continuity in Media Systems

2021 ◽  
pp. 194016122110471
Author(s):  
Dasniel Olivera Pérez ◽  
Mariana De Maio
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Multidimensional Approach ◽  
Media System ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Systems ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

This paper analyzes the relationship between media and politics in Cuba during the presidency of Raúl Castro (2006–2018). It contributes to the theoretical discussion about the approaches concerning change and continuity in media systems with empirical evidence from interviews with communication and political science experts, and an analysis of non-standardized content in academic, political, legal, and professional documents. The (re)structuring of the media system is explained by the most important political, economic, technological, and cultural events of the period studied: the survival of the Soviet media model, the impact of the U.S. conflict with Cuba on domestic politics, and a (de)territorialized notion of system boundaries. The patterns of change and continuity are discussed through the relationships among the State’s participation in media and the fulfillment of media’s democratic functions, the media policy projection and journalism cultures, and the political articulation of the media and development of the media industry. The articulations among these patterns highlight the relevance of a multidimensional approach as an interpretive dimension of media systems.

Falling from a Tightrope: Doctors and Lawyers between the Market and the State

1993 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Brazier ◽  
Jill Lovecy ◽  
Michael Moran ◽  
Margaret Potton
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
State Power ◽  
The State ◽  
British Government ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Professions ◽  
External Forces ◽  
The Impact

The organization of the medical and legal professions in Britain has depended heavily on ideologies of self-regulation, and on different institutional creations inspired by those ideologies. Self-regulation balances professions between the market and the state. In recent years both medicine and the law have been subjected to greater competition in the market, and greater control by the state. Part of the explanation for change lies in conditions particular to medicine and law but the similarity in recent regulatory experiences can only be explained by the working of common external forces. Two are identified: the impact of long-term cultural change on a regulatory balancing act originally created in an undemocratic and hierarchical society; and the impact of a modernizing elite in British government seeking to use state power to reverse the decline in British competitiveness.

Digital Media in Indonesia and Malaysia: Convergence and Conglomeration

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 201-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross Tapsell
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
News Production ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Media Pluralism ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
The Impact

Through a comparative study of trends in the media industry in Indonesia and Malaysia, this article analyzes the transformative process of digital media on news production. Through an in-depth discussion of the influential conglomerates in two neighbouring countries, it examines the effects of digital media on journalism, news, and information. By including Southeast Asia in scholarly debates concerning the impact of the digital revolution, it will address the timely need to balance the existing Western-centric bias in this field of academic research. This article examines the process of platform convergence and how this assists the formation of media oligopolies in both countries. It shows that despite the difference in restrictions in media environments in each country, the process of media conglomeration and convergence is highly similar. This has significant impact on the way we assess the impact of digitalization on media pluralism and diversity in the convergence era.

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