the world’s population – use the Internet. However, during the same period, defenders of digital rights have raised … growing concerns over how legal and regulatory trends might be constraining online freedom of expression. Anecdotal accounts …, they are reinforced by more systematic studies that provide empirical evidence of encroachments on freedom of expression …

freedom of expression, in general, and the right to parody, in particular. The study first discusses the legal provisions and …

and freedom of expression. This chapter focuses on the principal legal measure adopted in this context, namely the …

The association between freedom of expression - freedom of speech and the freedom of the media - and social conflict is … theoretically ambiguous and politically highly contested. On one side of the debate, people argue that freedom of speech and freedom …. On the other side of the political debate, the proponents of the freedom of expression argue that free speech and free …

divergent understandings of press freedom around the world. Drawing on examples from various countries and cultures, this book … structural changes. This is a timely contribution to the body of literature on press freedom and will be a valued resource for …

, Nenova, and Shleifer examine patterns of media ownership in 97 countries around the world. They find that almost universally … broadcasting than in the printed media. Government ownership is generally associated with less press freedom, fewer political and … effects of government ownership on political and economic freedom are stronger for newspapers than for television. The adverse …