Press Freedom as an International Human Right

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Lamer, Wiebke (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Democracy.; Comparative politics.; Human rights.; Social justice.; Journalism.; International organization.; Comparative Politics.; Human Rights.; Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.; International Organization.

This book examines why press freedom has not become part of the established international human rights debate, despite its centrality to democratic theory. It argues that an unrestricted press is not just an important economic actor, but also an influential power in the political process, a status t...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. The Case for Press Freedom as a Human Right
• 3. UNESCO, World Press Freedom Day and Beyond: The Marginal Place of Press Freedom at the UN
• 4. The Politics of Press Freedom
• 5. Non-State Actors and the Promotion of Press Freedom
• 6. Press Freedom in the Internet Age
• 7. Conclusion.