Pacific Journalism Review (Apr 2007)

Noted: Dual purpose resource for media freedom

  • Mark Pearson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v13i1.896
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1

Abstract

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"Just how many surveys of the world press freedom do we need? One view is that there can never be enough because, every time Freedom House, Reporters San Frontiéres, the International Federation of Journalists or the Committee to Protect Journalists releases one, the message of media freedom is disseminated. Of course, the counter argument is that the same message loses its impact when so many competing non-governmental organisations announce their various lists derived form different formulae..."

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