[FoME] South East Europe Media Handbook 2005/2006

[Christoph Dietz]

South East Europe Media Handbook 2005/2006.
Editor: Oliver Vujovic
Viena: South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) - International
Press Institute, 2006, 751 S.
ISBN 3-9502153-0-1
Euro 40,- (+ Versandkosten nach Deutschland Euro 12,50)

"It is a simple fact that it is hard to find reliable information on
the media in South Eastern Europe. The 'Sotuh East Europe Media
Handbook' bridges this gap in a unique way and offers basic information
about the situation of the media in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania,
Serbia and Montenegro/Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey and Ukraine. It
hereby supports the better understanding of the particular situation of
the media in the countries of South Eastern Europe. On the other hand,
it gives a very good overview and provides a useful database of all
important media in South Eastern Europe. Last but not least it is an
outstanding source of information regarding press freedom violations in
the past year. Once again I want to emphasize that the media are the
agents of democracy. Hence it is very important to encourage the
governments in the region to establish safe working conditions for
journalists and this is one of the basic objectives of this handbook."
(Erhard Busek, Special Coordinator Stability Pact for Eastern Europe,
Seite XI).

Die Länderbeiträge sind stets gleich aufgebaut: 
1. kurze Einführung in die politischen und ökonomischen
Rahmenbedingungen; 
2. Medienentwicklung 2005: media landscape and ownership; reporting in
the media/media ethics/hate speech; legal situation/media laws/working
conditions/taxes; press freedom/violations of Rights of
Journalists/Court Cases/Cases with Journalists and Media;
3. Adressverzeichnis ausgewählter Medien (Fernsehen, Radio,
Tageszeitungen, Wochenzeitungen und Zeitschriften, Nachrichtenagenturen,
Medienorganisationen).

Die Länge der einzelnen Länderbeiträge variiert zwischen 30 Seiten
(Albanien) und 80 Seiten (Türkei).