Hate speech and incitement to hatred 2012, para. 71
Paragraph- Paragraph text
- Regrettably, increased media concentration, the formation of media oligarchies and political ownership of media outlets have resulted in the erosion of media diversity and a focus on entertainment at the expense of news, current affairs and investigative journalism. According to the International Federation of Journalists, two thirds of all independently owned newspapers have disappeared since 1975. At the same time, investments by media houses in training journalists have also declined. Moreover, public media are less able to provide a counterweight to such trends because their online presence is not yet well established, they are subjected to budget cuts and they are losing their audience faster than commercial media, in particular among the younger generation.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the UNGA (2012), A/67/357, para. 71.
- Paragraph number
- 71
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