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16 July 2008
GOOD NEWS QUOTA RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Good news for Romanians - the constitutional court blocked a government move demanding that the media broadcast positive and negative news in equal proportions.
2 July 2008
50 PERCENT OF NEWS MUST BE POSITIVE, SAYS DRAFT LAW
Apparently, no news is not enough good news in Romania. Last week, the Romanian Senate adopted a law that forces radio and television stations to air positive and negative news "in an equal proportion," report the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and Romania's Media Monitoring Agency (MMA).
20 May 2008
POLITICIANS THE MAIN PERPETRATOR OF ATTACKS ON PRESS IN ROMANIA, SAYS REPORT
Romanian President Traian Băsescu was the "undisputed champion" of insults and attacks against journalists in 2007, says a new report by Romania's Media Monitoring Agency (MMA).
19 February 2008
RSF'S SIGNAL FOR EUROPE 2008 - PRESS FREEDOM AWARD
Reporters Without Borders - Austria invites journalists from Bulgaria and Romania to apply for this year's "A Signal for Europe" press freedom awards, worth a total of 15,000 Euros (US$22,100).
4 October 2006
MEDIA FAILING TO PROMOTE TOLERANCE
Romania's media touts itself as an important player in the fight against corruption, but when it comes to promoting tolerance, it plays to the prejudices of its consumers and does a poor job of fighting racist attitudes, argues the head of the European Roma Grassroots Organisation in a recent issue of "Index on Censorship".
1 June 2005
ROMANIA MOVES TO CURB STATE INTERFERENCE IN MEDIA
The Romanian government has adopted legislative amendments aimed at discouraging official interference in the media and improving transparency, report the Open Society Institute (OSI) Justice Initiative and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ).Alerts
Call for withdrawal of Civil Code modifications said to infringe on access to information, press freedom 17 March 2009 Football officials incite players to hurt, abuse journalists 17 September 2008 Senate adopts law calling for "equality" in the transmission of good and bad news by radio and television stations 2 July 2008 Journalist detained briefly, questioned by police for covering arrest of protestors 4 April 2008 Journalists' safety endangered by president's "abusive and offensive behaviour," says IFJ 24 May 2007 Constitutional Court strikes down law decriminalising defamation 25 January 2007 Justice minister publicly impugns journalist being tried for "using confidential information", questions his right to criticise 18 January 2007 Government closes down Foreign Ministry spoof website 21 July 2006 Secrecy charge against journalists "unacceptable intimidation" says IFJ/EFJ 3 March 2006 Six other journalists now under investigation in military leak; SEEMO protests pressuring of media 23 February 2006 One journalist indicted, another freed on secrets charge 23 February 2006 Journalist arrested for not revealing source of classified document leak 18 February 2006 IFJ protests sudden changes to national radio and television law reinforcing political control of public broadcasting 1 July 2005 Prosecutor's Office reveals journalists' kidnapping may have been orchestrated by guide 31 May 2005 Intelligence services admit to tapping phones of two journalists 28 January 2005 Press independence threatened on eve of presidential runoff 9 December 2004 Latest issue of satirical weekly disappears from newsstands 26 November 2004 Local authorities target journalist from daily "Ziarul de Vrancea" 9 November 2004 IFJ concerned over evidence that multinational media owners are interfering in subsidiaries' editorial policies 17 September 2004 SEEMO concerned over interference by media owners in media outlets' editorial policies 15 September 2004Reports
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