FOTP 2013 Full Report

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Freedom of the Press 2013Middle Eas
Page 3 and 4: Freedom of the Press ContributorsAn
Page 5 and 6: European studies and a postgraduate
Page 7 and 8: Oxford, where his work focused on B
Page 9 and 10: master’s degree in journalism and
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Page 13 and 14: Dan Caspi is a professor and former
Page 15 and 16: WNYC, and WBAI, and previously work
Page 18 and 19: MethodologyThe 2013 index, which pr
Page 20 and 21: CHECKLIST OF METHODOLOGY QUESTIONS
Page 22 and 23: 7. Are media regulatory bodies, suc
Page 24 and 25: • Are journalists harassed while
Page 26 and 27: • Are pay levels for journalists
Page 28 and 29: now rated Partly Free due to instan
Page 30 and 31: media environments. The regional av
Page 32 and 33: Other countries in the region exper
Page 34 and 35: Across the Arabian Peninsula, gover
Page 36: advertising market contracted and a
Page 39 and 40: Rank 2013 Country Rating StatusSerb
Page 41 and 42: Rank 2013 Country Rating StatusIraq
Page 43: AMERICASRank 2013 Country Rating St
Page 46: Rank 2013 Country Rating Status37 C
Page 49 and 50: MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICARank 20
Page 53: Global DataYear UnderReviewGlobal T
Page 60 and 61: Freedom of the Press 2013Country Re
Page 62 and 63: private hands. However, private own
Page 64 and 65: Status: Not FreeLegal Environment:
Page 68 and 69: Antigua and BarbudaStatus: Partly F
Page 71 and 72: official advertising to limit free
Page 73 and 74: voting took place under a new elect
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Page 77 and 78: AzerbaijanStatus: Not FreeLegal Env
Page 79 and 80: police officer who was blocking him
Page 81 and 82: The media in Bahrain continued to f
Page 83 and 84: offending advertisers that do not w
Page 85 and 86: intelligence agencies seeking to pr
Page 87 and 88: websites like Charter97.org and Bel
Page 89 and 90: finally reached a deal regarding us
Page 91 and 92: noted above, the station’s direct
Page 93 and 94: evenue distributed by state bodies,
Page 95 and 96: mayor of the eastern city of Santa
Page 97 and 98: shrinking advertising revenue and m
Page 99 and 100: Total Score: 46Survey Edition 2008
Page 101 and 102: Brazil is South America’s largest
Page 103 and 104: Total Score, Status 33,PF 36,PF 34,
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More than 200 radio and television
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such as those with content relating
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The National Communications Council
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of opposition-aligned outlets are o
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distribution company has a near-mon
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issue, with around half of the netw
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January, the editor of the progover
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subsequently threatened by the mayo
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distribution channels throughout th
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vacuums on major events, fleeting o
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Zhao Pu was suspended for six month
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the media’s loyalty from the part
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states that the government may not
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which were politically sensitive du
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assembly. The DRC does not have an
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operations of the media. Provisions
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One particularly important legal im
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eviewing complaints from individual
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mismanagement of a construction pro
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Total Score: 19Survey Edition 2008
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Print, online, and broadcast media
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controlled outlets. In addition, op
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allegedly broadcasting unofficial e
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Status change explanation: Ecuador
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Meanwhile, the National Communicati
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2012, with Islamist parties winning
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investigate how public funds are us
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Some 44 percent of Egyptians access
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multiple international criminal inv
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Status: FreeLegal Environment: 5Pol
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criminalize the use of popular voic
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Survey Edition 2008 2009 2010 2011
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and adjudicates complaints from the
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case, filed charges against Le Mond
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government owns two radio stations
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are rebroadcast on several local ra
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Information Caucasus (PIK), launche
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The German constitution and basic l
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easons. Government offices and poli
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enforced by the NCRTV requires stat
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journalists under these provisions.
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new law and can be subject to high
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Threats against the media eased som
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HaitiStatus: Partly FreeLegal Envir
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investigated. Given this culture of
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journalists and watchdog groups to
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the perpetrators was arrested and l
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amendment protects audiovisual medi
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Under the Media Law, the funding fo
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low-income countries. The broadcast
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efore the Supreme Court in January
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states that “publications and new
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lashes. The cases of four reformist
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was not immediately enforced, but t
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when breaking stories that indicate
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espected by the courts. The Supreme
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A diverse selection of broadcast me
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different statutes. Implementation
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Secrets Act, which has served as an
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likely contributed to the media’s
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allowed, and pan-Arab news channels
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violently assaulted during the year
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particularly acute for some of thes
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ased daily Express began receiving
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egion. More in-depth reporting and
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Internews with U.S. government fund
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October the government denied sever
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series of ownership changes, in 201
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into Syria, and handed him over to
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of the ruling party. Although Lesot
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LibyaStatus: Partly FreeLegal Envir
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There was a proliferation of new pr
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Kurier Wileński, a newspaper servi
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country’s leading television stat
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More than 300 radio and television
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The Media Council of Malawi, a self
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publishers and printing firms to ob
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against both print and broadcast ou
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environment, while the ability of j
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Press Freedom Law that abolished pr
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Mexico is among the most unsafe env
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Guardian had offered as proof. In A
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court, and the case was pending at
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existence of a secret election plan
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objectivity. The public broadcaster
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coverage and report on sensitive su
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Radio continues to be a key source
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NauruStatus: FreeLegal Environment:
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The government owns several of the
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Survey Edition 2007 2009 2010 2011
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exile due to death threats she rece
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Status: Partly FreeLegal Environmen
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percent is produced locally. The st
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access is still restricted to a han
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unemployment, and minority and migr
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eligious issues and certain militan
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the BBC in response to the airing o
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of the Institutional Protection Ser
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eporter with the daily La Nación,
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Politicians frequently react to cri
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Today—Junep Ocampo and Manuel “
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed
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Qatar has seven newspapers that pub
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The already repressive press freedo
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Journalists in 2012 faced the threa
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Continuing arrests and prosecution
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According to the official media pol
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Following a seminar with civil soci
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Žagubica’s city council allegedl
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(SBC), which runs the nation’s on
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though the government imposes no re
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newly elected RTVS director in Octo
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Solomon IslandsStatus: FreeLegal En
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home in Mogadishu. This was followe
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Status: Partly FreeLegal Environmen
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fire for displaying a pro-ANC bias,
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Approximately 84 percent of the pop
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statistics regarding internet use i
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digital media, which has benefited
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esettlement process in the north an
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though she continued to receive war
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The country has two internet servic
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Sweden has strong legal protections
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Survey Edition 2008 2009 2010 2011
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SEA hacked into the Twitter account
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editorial line at the Next Media ou
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espond to inquiries posed by journa
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authorities charged Theophil Makung
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majesté cases highlighted the cour
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politics. In addition to some state
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newspapers that publish with some r
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outlets. In February, police raided
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animated film Persepolis, which inc
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other country in the world. Accordi
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Turkey adopted a freedom of informa
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President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammed
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Legal Environment: 19Political Envi
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journalists being injured by police
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appellate court confirmed the rulin
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state to censor both domestic and f
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percent of working journalists in 2
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published in February 2012, that th
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figures, though libel formally rema
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accreditation were briefly held in
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investigative journalist Roger Rodr
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In July 2012, Uzbek state televisio
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press watchdog Espacio Público in
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Status: Not FreeLegal Environment:
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Approximately 40 percent of the pop
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was lifted in January 2012. Distrib
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incidents, individuals are free to
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which has long been a vocal support
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In a positive development, the draf
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decoders. It is estimated that appr
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