Press Freedom as an International Human Right

• Main Author: Lamer, Wiebke (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: 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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.