Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation
The broadcast media, radio and television, have a unique and particular role to play both in enhancing governance and accountability and in giving voice to poor and marginalized communities. Broadcast media, are especially relevant and accessible t...
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADVOCACY ADVOCACY WORK BENEFICIARIES BROADCAST BROADCASTING CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY RADIO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CREDIBILITY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE CRISIS GRASSROOTS MEDIA HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE SHARING LEARNING LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MASS MEDIA MEDIA MOBILIZATION OPENNESS POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMING PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC VOICE RADIO RADIO BROADCASTERS RADIO DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADVOCACY ADVOCACY WORK BENEFICIARIES BROADCAST BROADCASTING CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY RADIO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CREDIBILITY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE CRISIS GRASSROOTS MEDIA HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE SHARING LEARNING LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MASS MEDIA MEDIA MOBILIZATION OPENNESS POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMING PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC VOICE RADIO RADIO BROADCASTERS RADIO DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY Buckley, Steve Duer, Kreszentia Mendel, Toby Siochru, Sean O. Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation |
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The broadcast media, radio and
television, have a unique and particular role to play both
in enhancing governance and accountability and in giving
voice to poor and marginalized communities. Broadcast media,
are especially relevant and accessible to remote
communities, cultural and linguistic minorities, the very
poor and illiterate people. Policies, laws, regulations, and
other public actions that govern the broadcast media are
central to play that role, and they form the main focus of
this guide. The guide maps out a public interest approach to
fostering free, independent, and pluralistic broadcast
media. Its objective is to provide guidance on how to design
a policy, legal, and regulatory framework that can
contribute to the achievement of public interest goals such
as transparency of government and accountability to the
people, enhanced quality of and participation in public
debate, and increased opportunities for marginalized groups
to develop and articulate their views. The guide draws from
the experiences of a wide range of countries in all regions
of the world and is illustrated extensively by country-level
examples of policies, laws, and regulations. The guide is
intended as a tool for media reform particularly in
developing and transitional democracies. This guide is
structured as follows: part one offers an overview of the
rationale for a public interest approach and its role in
enhancing governance, development, and voice. Part two
examines the general enabling environment for media and
communications, including standards of freedom of expression
and access to information, the use and misuse of defamation
law, and general content rules that apply to all media,
including print media and journalists. Part three is
dedicated specifically to broadcasting, including the role
of regulatory bodies, broadcast content rules, the
distinctive sectors commonly referred to as public service,
community nonprofit, and commercial private sector
broadcasting, as well as the regulation of broadcast
spectrum and channels. The final section of the guide
presents a research agenda that is intended to address the
lack of relevant and systematic data and information on
broadcasting encountered during the process of researching
and compiling this guide. It concludes by presenting some
options and practical opportunities for development
assistance to support a more coherent approach to reforming
broadcasting in the public interest. |
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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation |
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Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation |
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okr-10986-158152021-06-14T10:33:07Z Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability : A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation Buckley, Steve Duer, Kreszentia Mendel, Toby Siochru, Sean O. Price, Monroe E. Raboy, Mark ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADVOCACY ADVOCACY WORK BENEFICIARIES BROADCAST BROADCASTING CAPACITY BUILDING CITIZENS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION COMMUNITY RADIO COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS COMMUNITY-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT COMPONENTS CONTENT DEVELOPMENT CREDIBILITY DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENABLING ENVIRONMENT FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION GOVERNANCE CRISIS GRASSROOTS MEDIA HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE SHARING LEARNING LOCAL GOVERNANCE LOCAL GOVERNANCE PROJECT LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LOCAL INSTITUTIONS MASS MEDIA MEDIA MOBILIZATION OPENNESS POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMMING PUBLIC DEBATE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC INTEREST PUBLIC POLICIES PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC VOICE RADIO RADIO BROADCASTERS RADIO DEVELOPMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT STAKEHOLDERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TRANSPARENCY The broadcast media, radio and television, have a unique and particular role to play both in enhancing governance and accountability and in giving voice to poor and marginalized communities. Broadcast media, are especially relevant and accessible to remote communities, cultural and linguistic minorities, the very poor and illiterate people. Policies, laws, regulations, and other public actions that govern the broadcast media are central to play that role, and they form the main focus of this guide. The guide maps out a public interest approach to fostering free, independent, and pluralistic broadcast media. Its objective is to provide guidance on how to design a policy, legal, and regulatory framework that can contribute to the achievement of public interest goals such as transparency of government and accountability to the people, enhanced quality of and participation in public debate, and increased opportunities for marginalized groups to develop and articulate their views. The guide draws from the experiences of a wide range of countries in all regions of the world and is illustrated extensively by country-level examples of policies, laws, and regulations. The guide is intended as a tool for media reform particularly in developing and transitional democracies. This guide is structured as follows: part one offers an overview of the rationale for a public interest approach and its role in enhancing governance, development, and voice. Part two examines the general enabling environment for media and communications, including standards of freedom of expression and access to information, the use and misuse of defamation law, and general content rules that apply to all media, including print media and journalists. Part three is dedicated specifically to broadcasting, including the role of regulatory bodies, broadcast content rules, the distinctive sectors commonly referred to as public service, community nonprofit, and commercial private sector broadcasting, as well as the regulation of broadcast spectrum and channels. The final section of the guide presents a research agenda that is intended to address the lack of relevant and systematic data and information on broadcasting encountered during the process of researching and compiling this guide. It concludes by presenting some options and practical opportunities for development assistance to support a more coherent approach to reforming broadcasting in the public interest. 2013-09-25T18:53:09Z 2013-09-25T18:53:09Z 2008-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/01/17910210/broadcasting-voice-accountability-public-interest-approach-policy-law-regulation 978-0-8213-7295-1 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15815 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication |