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total countries/territories: 47
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
Lando, op. cit
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2012/02/21
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Algeria
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c. Less than 30%
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The enormous popularity of satellite television and radio from abroad and the Algerian national televisions loss of viewers is forcing the government to take its first steps towards allowing private broadcasters to become involved in these segments of the media as well.
Source:
http://www.internews.org/arab_media_research/algeria.pdf
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2005/05/07
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Armenia
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a. Over 60%
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2005/03/24
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Australia
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a. Over 60%
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2005/05/09
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Austria
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a. Over 60%
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2005/06/09
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Azerbaijan
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b. 30 to 60%
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2022/02/07
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Bahrain
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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Freedom of speech and the press are sharply restricted. Privately-owned newspapers refrain from criticizing the regime, while radio and television are government-owned and offer only official propaganda.
Source:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/pfs99/reports.html
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2005/05/16
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Belarus
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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Source:
Freedom House, von Steinsdorff, Das politische System Weißrußlands In: Ismayr: Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas, 2.ed, 2004, pp. 457 et seq.
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2006/04/03
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Belgium
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a. Over 60%
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2005/06/14
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Benin
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b. 30 to 60%
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Source:
Mr Theodule Nouatchi, lecturer in law at the University of Benin (Cotonou).
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2005/06/30
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Over 60%
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2005/03/29
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Brazil
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a. Over 60%
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2024/10/21
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Bulgaria
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a. Over 60%
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Over 80 per cent
Source:
Mihail Konstantinov, Vice-chair of the Central Election Commissions of Bulgaria for Parliamentary and for Local Elections
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2007/01/31
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Canada
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a. Over 60%
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According to a survey conducted in the Fall of 2005 by BBM Canada (a not-for-profit, broadcast research company), television reaches 95.5% of the Canadian population aged 2 years and over on a weekly basis.
Source:
Elections Canada
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2010/06/22
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Croatia
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a. Over 60%
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No answer and relevant information on this question could been found. Since Croatia is not less developed, than the other Central- European countries, I marked over 60%, which is, I think, quite believable considering the overall media situation in these countries.
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2005/11/14
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Czech Republic
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
http://www2.rozhlas.cz/informace/onas/brozura04_engl.pdf
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2005/11/13
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Djibouti
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c. Less than 30%
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Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1070579.stm
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2005/05/07
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Egypt
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
The Center for Media Freedom, Middle East, and North Africa
http://www.cmfmena.org/publications/Egypt_media_environment.rtf
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2008/02/04
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Eritrea
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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2011/06/22
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Germany
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a. Over 60%
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2005/04/13
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Ghana
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a. Over 60%
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(12) "All presidential candidates shall be given the same amount of time and space on the state-owned media to present their programmes to the people."There are also private
Source:
Constitution of the Republic of Ghana [Article 55 (12)
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2005/10/14
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Greece
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a. Over 60%
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Due to the concentration of population in big cities, it is certain that the five private television stations cover over 60% of the population.
Source:
Law 2328/1995, Art. 1:3
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2012/04/13
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Hungary
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a. Over 60%
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2005/04/03
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Ireland
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a. Over 60%
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2005/06/22
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Italy
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a. Over 60%
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2010/07/22
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Kenya
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a. Over 60%
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2012/03/28
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Liechtenstein
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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2005/06/09
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Lithuania
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a. Over 60%
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2005/03/29
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
Willemsen, Das politische System Makedoniens, In Ismayr, Die politischen Systeme Osteuropas, 2.ed, 2004, pp. 796 et seq.
Trpevska, Macedonia, In: Media Ownership and Its Impact on Media Independence and Pluralism
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2005/03/23
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Malaysia
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
Suhaila Norsham, Secretary of International Relation Committee, Election Commission of Malaysia
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2007/01/21
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Morocco
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
http://www.mincom.gov.ma/english/generalities/communic/audio_vi.html#rmb
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2005/05/08
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Niger
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b. 30 to 60%
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Source:
Pr Niandou Souley Abdoulaye
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2005/06/07
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Palestine
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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The PNA controls the official Palestine TV and Voice of Palestine radio, which reflect PNA views. Private Palestinian broadcast stations have proliferated across the West Bank and Gaza Strip during the last decade but have endured financial hardship, closure by Israeli and Palestinian forces, and the destruction of their facilities by the Israeli army.
Source:
http://www.cpj.org/attacks03/mideast03/israel.html#pat
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2005/06/22
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Poland
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b. 30 to 60%
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Source:
Pressreference.com
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2015/05/06
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Portugal
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a. Over 60%
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2005/06/13
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Romania
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a. Over 60%
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2005/03/30
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Russian Federation
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b. 30 to 60%
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Source:
http://countrystudies.us/russia/75.htm
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2005/03/20
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Sierra Leone
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c. Less than 30%
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2005/06/09
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Slovakia
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
http://www.hrw.org/worldreport99/europe/slovakia.html
http://www.ifj.org/docs/easternempires.doc
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2007/01/09
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Slovenia
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a. Over 60%
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slovenia2004 report of the Freedom House (freedomhouse.org)
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2005/04/04
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Somalia
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c. Less than 30%
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Source:
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:_0Vymtvg8bYJ:www.apfw.org/data/news/english/SOMALILANDsreport1004.pdf+somaliland+media+election+reports&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
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2005/04/22
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Sudan
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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Source:
SUDAN PRESS OVERVIEW 2000.
http://www.freemedia.at/wpfr/Mena/sudan.htm
http://www.tvradioworld.com/region3/sdn/
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2006/11/20
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Sweden
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS Assessment mission report - General Elections of 19 September 2010: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/70947 (2012)
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2012/05/15
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Tunisia
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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Source:
TUNISIA PRESS OVERVIEW 2002
http://www.ijnet.org/FE_Article/mediaoutlet.asp?CountryID=54&UILang=1
2003 World Press Freedom Review
http://www.freemedia.at/wpfr/Mena/tunisia.htm#2002%20World%20Press%20Freedom%20Review
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2005/05/08
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Turkey
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a. Over 60%
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Source:
Rumpf/Steinbach op. cit.
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2005/03/30
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Yemen
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d. Not applicable: no private television stations exist
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Source:
http://www.tvradioworld.com/region2/yem/
http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27942.htm
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2006/11/20
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