Post-Soviet Media Law & Policy Newsletter

Signs of the Times

Articles

Socialist Newspaper Says Albanian Radio and TV Are Biased

Transcaucasus: Attacks on Press

Uzbek Broadcasting Reorganization Decree

Russian Information Disputes Chamber Decision

Committee on Information Policy and Communication of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Selected News Reports from the Regions

Commentaries

1.  Media Bias May Backfire: The View from Abroad
2.  How Much for Equal Opportunity?
3.  Defining Political Advertisements
4.  Persisting in Independence
5.  The President’s Information Disputes Tribunal

OMRI Reports on the Presidential Election

Journalists Adopt Norms of Professional Ethics

Code of Ethics of Lithuanian Journalists

Lithuania Adopts Transparency Regulation in Public Person’s Private Life

Latvian Mass Media Act

Latvian Electronic Mass Media Act

The Development of Self-Regulation of Estonian Media During the Last Three Years

Legal Controversy Concerning the Ban on Tobacco and Alcohol Advertising Continues