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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>Who watches the watchdog? Should the media be regulated? If so, how can this be done without infringing on freedom of expression?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>The study <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Giving the Public a Say - How news ombudsmen ensure accountability, build trust and add value to media organisations</B> by Karen Rothmyer draws attention to an approach<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>of voluntary media regulation which, so far, has not been much publicly debated. Looking at several case studies and the testimony of affected parties, Karen Rothmyer suggests that news ombudsmen (public editors) may well be a form of effective media self-regulation. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>The African media programme of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (<I>fesmedia </I></SPAN><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>Africa</SPAN></I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>, FES) hopes that the findings of this study will encourage media houses<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal align=left><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>throughout the continent to hire news ombudsmen since effective media </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #262626; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US" lang=EN-US>self-regulation improves the quality of media coverage and promotes and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal>The study can be downloaded here:</P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><A href="http://www.fesmedia-africa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Giving_the_public_a_say/Giving_the_public_a_say__English_online.pdf">http://www.fesmedia-africa.org/fileadmin/user_upload/pdf/Giving_the_public_a_say/Giving_the_public_a_say__English_online.pdf</A></DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'">Daniela V. Leinweber<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'">==============================<BR>Africa Department</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'">Division for International Cooperation<BR> <BR>Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung<BR>==============================<BR>Hiroshimastrasse 17<BR>10785 Berlin</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI','sans-serif'">Germany<BR>Tel: +49 (0)30 26935-7494<BR>Fax: +49 (0)30 26935-9217<BR>E-Mail: <A href="mailto:Daniela.Leinweber@fes.de">Daniela.Leinweber@fes.de</A></SPAN></P>
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e.V., Vorsitzender: Ministerpräsident a.D. Kurt Beck.
Geschäftsführendes Vorstandsmitglied: Dr. Roland Schmidt, Godesberger
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