Development as Freedom

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31Member states of the African Union / Member states of the United Nations / Republics / Journalism / Observation / Independent media / Media development / Republic of the Congo / Freedom of the press / Culture / Political geography / Member states of La Francophonie

Many of Congo’s independent outlets as well as public outlets have ties to the state, so political coverage dominates the news, and much of it flatters the government. Republic of Congo

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Language: English - Date: 2012-03-14 14:54:41
32Media of Sierra Leone / Freetown / Paul Kamara / Ernest Bai Koroma / Kenema / Temne people / Independent media / For Di People / Media development / Africa / Sierra Leonean media / Sierra Leone

As the MSI assessment clearly shows, the international attention that Sierra Leone received helped lead to a commitment by the then-ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) to promote free speech and freedom of the me

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Language: English - Date: 2010-08-10 10:35:48
33Africa / Independent media / Media development / Togo / Freedom of the press / Concentration of media ownership / Community radio / State media / Outline of Togo / Journalism / Mass media / Observation

It is the Togolese journalists who deserve the credit for this year’s progress, as they have defied fear and threats to provide the public with quality news and have been perhaps too outspoken, particularly with respec

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Language: English - Date: 2012-03-15 14:20:00
34Mass media / Freedom of the press / Aid / International development / Media development / Cameroon / Independent media / Media transparency / Objectivity / Journalism / Observation / News media

Despite progress in political freedom, the media operate in a context of legal uncertainty termed by the government as a “regime of tolerance,” and relations between the media and the government remain strained. This

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Language: English - Date: 2010-08-08 23:29:22
35Member states of the United Nations / Republics / Freedom of expression / Africa / International relations / Republic of the Congo / Media development / Kinshasa / Journaliste en danger / Political geography / Member states of La Francophonie / Member states of the African Union

The panelists identified the following as challenges limiting the Congolese media’s ability to fulfill its role to strengthen democracy: regulation and self-regulation; continuous and permanent training of journalists;

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Language: English - Date: 2010-08-10 01:25:22
36Observation / Development / Aid / International development / Media development / Independent media / Concentration of media ownership / Community radio / Senegal / Mass media / Freedom of the press / Journalism

The election of the “liberal” Abdoulaye Wade as president in 2000, ending 40 years of Socialist Party reign, was very much due to the role played by private media, which provided accurate information leading to a tra

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Language: English - Date: 2010-08-10 10:41:44
37Development as Freedom / Amartya Sen / Federalism / Capability approach / Development / Economics / Indian people

Development as freedom: a federalist lens by Karen Hamilton “Wealth is evidently not the good we are seeking; for it is merely useful and for the sake of something else” So writes Aristotle in his Nicomahean Ethics a

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Language: English - Date: 2013-01-02 12:10:20
38Africa / Observation / News media / Ghana / Media of Ghana / Media development / Independent media / Concentration of media ownership / Objectivity / Mass media / Freedom of the press / Journalism

From the starting point of the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s one television station, two national short-wave networks, and three FM stations, as of December 2008 nearly 50 television and 190 FM radio sta

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Language: English - Date: 2010-12-21 13:53:53
39Observation / News media / Freedom of the press / Accountability / Constitutional law / Independent media / Media development / Concentration of media ownership / Uganda / Mass media / Journalism / Culture

At the World Press Freedom Day celebration in Uganda, the president appeared as the keynote speaker and verbally attacked the media, accusing them of behaving irresponsibly. Uganda

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Language: English - Date: 2011-02-11 16:43:02
40Mass media / Freedom of the press / Media of Mali / Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision du Mali / Media development / Independent media / Free Press / Community radio / State media / Journalism / Mali / Communication

Despite the multiplication of media in Mali, in its current state of development the Malian press is confronted with many problems, such as a difficult economic context and the lack of appropriate human resources. These

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Language: English - Date: 2010-08-09 23:53:42
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