Articles - Romania
18 July 2008
Romania
DECLARAN INCONSTITUCIONAL CUOTA DE BUENAS NOTICIAS
18 July 2008
Romania
LE QUOTA DE BONNES NOUVELLES EST JUGÉ INCONSTITUTIONNEL
16 July 2008
Romania
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.
4 July 2008
Romania
CINCUENTA POR CIENTO DE LAS NOTICIAS DEBEN SER POSITIVAS, DICE PROYECTO DE LEY
4 July 2008
Romania
50 POUR 100 DES NOUVELLES DOIVENT ÊTRE POSITIVES, DIT UN AVANT-PROJET DE LOI
2 July 2008
Romania
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).
23 May 2008
Romania
LOS POLÍTICOS SIGUEN SIENDO EL PRINCIPAL PERPETRADOR DE ATAQUES CONTRA LA PRENSA EN RUMANIA, DICE INFORME
23 May 2008
Romania
EN ROUMANIE, LES POLITICIENS SONT LES PRINCIPAUX AUTEURS DES ATTAQUES CONTRE LA PRESSE, DIT UN RAPPORT
20 May 2008
Romania
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).
22 February 2008
Romania
PRIX « UN SIGNAL POUR L'EUROPE » DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE, DE RSF
22 February 2008
Romania
PREMIO A LIBERTAD DE PRENSA SEÑAL PARA EUROPA 2008 DE RSF
19 February 2008
Romania
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).
6 October 2006
Romania
AGISSEZ ! BURKINA FASO : L'ASSASSIN D'UN JOURNALISTE COURT TOUJOURS
6 October 2006
Romania
LES MÉDIAS NE FONT PAS LA PROMOTION DE LA TOLÉRANCE
6 October 2006
Romania
MEDIOS NO PROMUEVEN TOLERANCIA
4 October 2006
Romania
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".
6 June 2005
Romania
RUMANIA MANIOBRA PARA RESTRINGIR LA INTERFERENCIA ESTATAL EN MEDIOS
6 June 2005
Romania
LA ROUMANIE ENTREPREND DE LIMITER L'INGÉRENCE DE L'ÉTAT DANS LES MÉDIAS
1 June 2005
Romania
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).
17 May 2004
Romania
LOS HÁBITOS ADQUIRIDOS TARDAN EN DESAPARECER: INFORME DE RSF
17 May 2004
Romania
RAPPORT DE RSF : LES VIEILLES HABITUDES SE PERDENT DIFFICILEMENT
12 May 2004
Romania
OLD HABITS DIE HARD: RSF REPORT
Fourteen years after the fall of former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime and the reintroduction of democracy, press freedom is still fragile, says Reporters Withou Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF). The organisation issued a report on the country last week following an investigative mission to Romania in late March 2004.
27 March 2004
Romania
RSF DÉPÊCHE UNE DÉLÉGATION EN ROUMANIE
26 March 2004
Romania
RSF ENVIARÁ DELEGACIÓN A RUMANIA
24 March 2004
Romania
RSF SENDS DELEGATION TO ROMANIA
A Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) delegation is visiting Romania from 24 March to 1 April, 2004 to investigate threats to press freedom and journalists' safety.
20 December 2003
Romania
LA SITUATION DE LA LIBERTÉ DE LA PRESSE SE DÉTÉRIORE, DIT FREEDOM HOUSE
19 December 2003
Romania
LIBERTAD DE PRENSA EMPEORA, DICE FREEDOM HOUSE (CASA DE LA LIBERTAD)
19 December 2003
Romania
PRESS FREEDOM WORSENING, SAYS FREEDOM HOUSE
In Romania, 13 journalists have been physically attacked this year, reports Freedom House. On 3 December, Ino Ardelean became the 14th. A journalist for "Evenimentul Zilei," a newspaper in Timisoara, Ardelean was beaten unconscious by unknown thugs while walking home.
1 April 2003
Romania
DÉCOUVERTE DU CADAVRE D?UN JOURNALISTE DISPARU
1 April 2003
Romania
ENCUENTRAN CUERPO DE PERIODISTA DESAPARECIDO
1 April 2003
Romania
MISSING JOURNALIST'S BODY FOUND
Romanian authorities have discovered the body of Iosif Costinas near the village of Pischia nine months after the journalist disappeared, report the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF).
14 January 2003
Romania
NAISSANCE D?UN NOUVEAU GROUPE DE DÉFENSE DE LA LIBERTÉ D?EXPRESSION
14 January 2003
Romania
CREAN NUEVO GRUPO DE LIBRE EXPRESIÓN
14 January 2003
Romania
NEW FREE EXPRESSION GROUP LAUNCHED
Twenty six media organisations and journalist associations in Romania have come together to form a common front aimed at strengthening the promotion and protection of free expression in the country, reports the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ).
12 November 2002
Romania
LES CARICATURISTES RENFORCENT LEURS RÉSEAUX EN EUROPE DE L?EST
12 November 2002
Romania
CARTONISTAS FORTALECEN REDES EN EUROPA ORIENTAL
12 November 2002
Romania
CARTOONISTS STRENGTHEN NETWORKS IN EASTERN EUROPE
Amongst journalists, cartoonists are often overlooked, isolated, and more prone to attacks because of their higher public profile, participants at a recent Cartoonists' Rights Network (CRN) workshop heard. "Cartoonists clearly need their own professional organisations," CRN said at the conclusion of the workshop, which ran from 19 to 21 October in Sinaia, Romania, and brought together cartoonists from nine countries, including Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Ukraine.
16 April 2002
Romania
SE ADOPTA LEY DE SECRETO POR PRESIÓN DE OTAN
16 April 2002
Romania
ADOPTION DE LA LOI SUR LE SECRET SOUS LA PRESSION DE L?OTAN
16 April 2002
Romania
SECRECY LAW ADOPTED UNDER NATO PRESSURE
A new secrecy law fast-tracked through Romania's Senate to facilitate the country's joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has "serious deficiencies" and fails to meet international standards on freedom of expression, says ARTICLE 19. Enacted on 8 April, the Law for the Protection of Classified Information undermines existing legislation which guarantees the public's right to know, the group says. Romania enacted the law only three days after NATO approved a plan requiring acceding countries to implement secrecy laws before May this year.
13 March 2001
Romania
UNE NOUVELLE LOI SUR LE SECRET MENACE LA LIBERTÉ DE L?INFORMATION
13 March 2001
Romania
NUEVA LEY DE SIGILO AMENAZA LIBERTAD DE INFORMACIÓN
13 March 2001
Romania
NEW SECRECY LAW THREATENS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
The Romanian parliament passed a worrying new state secrets law on 7 March, reports ARTICLE 19. In a February 2001 analysis of the draft law, ARTICLE 19 said the law's restrictions on freedom of expression "go far beyond what is necessary to protect state secrets in a democratic society" and conflict with international standards on freedom of expression and access to information. ARTICLE 19's main concern is the scope of the draft law, which restricts a wide range of information and uses definitions which are "overly broad and vague." The law also provides a blanket ban on certain categories of information, without taking into account whether the harm from disclosure outweighs the public benefit. Among other concerns is the lack of protection for source confidentiality.
4 April 2000
Romania
WPFC SE OPONE A NUEVA LEY DE SECRETOS DE ESTADO
4 April 2000
Romania
LE WPFC S?OPPOSE À LA NOUVELLE LOI SUR LES SECRETS D?ÉTAT
4 April 2000
Romania
WPFC OPPOSES NEW STATE SECRETS ACT
The Romanian parliament is presently considering the proposed "State Secrets Act", which the World Press Freedom Committee (WPFC) says is reminiscent of policies under the long and repressive dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaucescu. WPFC, which recently co-sponsored a workshop on Romanian press law with the Center for Independent Journalism, states that the legislation clearly violates the European Convention of Human rights. This occurs at a time when the parliament is attempting to "harmonise" its national legislation with the European Union to meet membership requirements. According to WPFC, even the chair of Romania's Senate Committee on Arts, Culture and Mass Media has called the law "very bad." The legislation is expected to be voted on in April.
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