Print and Broadcast Media Freedom: Disparities and Opening

This report examines how the communications landscape has changed over the past decade, and discusses new opportunities and restrictions for both print and broadcast media outlets and journalists.  Written by Karin Deutsch Karlekar, the managing editor of Freedom of the Press, an annual index that tracks trends in media freedom worldwide, this report recommends the promotion of a more open and diverse broadcast sector through the reform of licensing and regulatory frameworks accompanied by broader legal reforms, self-regulatory mechanisms, and training to improve professionalism.

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