Media in the Commonwealth 2002
Setbacks, and some advances, on the road to freedom of expression
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10472154 |
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| Authors | Murray Burt (corresponding author), Derek Ingram |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 366 |
| Pages | 467-492 |
| Publication date | 2002-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Round Table (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0035-8533 • E-ISSN: 1465-4008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0035853022000012568 |
| OpenAlex | W1994907695 |
| Language | EN |
The ideal of free press remains an elusive quality in the Commonwealth's member nations. While most governments give voice to the principle, outrageous exceptions of negative pressure--including deaths, violent intimidation, and judicial and commercial sanctions--are evidence that universal democracy in this regard is a distant dream. But limits on free press, like free speech, have not curbed the corporate tendency to continue creating large chains, some including both print and broadcast properties, stirring government anxiety about convergence trends
Commonwealth · Convergence (economics · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Free press · Freedom of expression · Freedom of the press · Government (linguistics · Human rights · Indignation · Intimidation · Law and economics · Mores · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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