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The media has today pledged to set up a self-regulating council by mid-September and urged Government to “put on ice” its plan for a state-controlled watchdog.
A joint letter was sent to Premier Ewart Brown and copied to all MPs from the editors of t...
DATE: May 27, 2010
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Lawyers have raised fears that Government's media council bill could undermine the freedom of the press and be unconstitutional, with one describing it as a "dangerous and destructive piece of legislation".
Tim Marshall, Warren Cabral, Paul Harshaw a...
DATE: May 21, 2010
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The Premier will have to ask for MPs' approval in order to exclude any public authority from freedom of information, under the Government's revamped bill.
The Cabinet Office was swamped with more than 500 submissions on the draft Public Access to Inf...
DATE: May 21, 2010
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A former press secretary to the Premier has backed the idea of an independently regulated media council — but chastised the industry for not yet setting one up.
Glenn Jones, who was spokesman for Premier Ewart Brown between 2007 and 2009, told The Ro...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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Many places around the world have councils or commissions that regulate the media. Here we look at a few examples of how the members of those bodies are appointed.
• Denmark
The Scandinavian country is one of only a few democracies around the world t...
DATE: May 20, 2010
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Government has defended its controversial media council bill, claiming it is a "bit of a red herring" whether such a regulatory body is enshrined in law or not.
Premier Ewart Brown, the Minister responsible for the proposed legislation, did not comme...
DATE: May 19, 2010
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A global human rights lawyer has written to Bermuda's MPs, urging them to give the Island's media the chance to set up its own regulatory body.
Toby Mendel, executive director of the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) in Canada, sent his open letter ...
DATE: May 19, 2010
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The International Press Institute has warned the Government that its "deeply flawed" media council bill could damage its reputation around the world.
The global network of editors, media executives and journalists, based in Vienna, issued a statement...
DATE: May 18, 2010
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Global press freedom organisations have denounced plans for a state-controlled council to oversee the media in Bermuda — while local journalists are calling for a rethink of the idea.
Premier Ewart Brown tabled a bill in the House of Assembly on May ...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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Premier Ewart Brown gave a rousing statement to the House of Assembly on May 7, proudly declaring that he was introducing the Public Access to Information Act 2010 — a law he insisted would see Bermuda "take a great leap forward" and strengthen the f...
DATE: May 17, 2010
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