A difficult profession : media freedom under attack in the Western Balkans /

A difficult profession : media freedom under attack in the Western Balkans /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Gall, Lydia, author.
Imprint:	[New York, N.Y.] : Human Rights Watch, [2015].
Description:	1 online resource (69 pages) : color illustrations, color photographs.
Language:	English
Subject:	Freedom of the press -- Balkan Peninsula. Freedom of expression -- Balkan Peninsula. Journalists -- Crimes against -- Balkan Peninsula. Political persecution -- Balkan Peninsula. Freedom of expression. Freedom of the press. Journalists -- Crimes against. Political persecution. Balkan Peninsula.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10323161

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Varying Form of Title:	Western Balkans : a difficult profession Media freedom under attack in the Western Balkans
Other authors / contributors:	Human Rights Watch (Organization), issuing body.
Notes:	"Jully 15, 2015"--Table of contents page. "Tis report was written and researched by Lydia Gall, researcher on Balkans/Eastern Europe in the Europe and Central Asia Division"--Acknowledgments. Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from HTML caption (Human Rights Watch, viewed July 20, 2015).
Summary:	"This 69-page report documents physical attacks and threats, including death threats, punitive lawsuits, and smear campaigns targeting journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serbia. The report is based on interviews with 86 journalists, most of whom report on sensitive issues such as war crimes and corruption, in the four Western Balkan countries. Human Rights Watch also documented several cases of cyberattacks against online media outlets critical of the governments. None of the countries are adequately investigating or prosecuting the attacks on journalists, Human Rights Watch found"--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Print version.

Table of Contents:

Summary
Findings
Key Recommendations
Methodology
I. Background
II. Attacks and Threats Against Journalists
III. Interference with Media by Political Elites
IV. Civil Defamation Lawsuits against Critical Media Outlets and Journalists
V. Cyber-attacks against Critical Websites
VI. Smear Campaigns Against Journalists and Media Outlets
VII. International and Domestic Legal Obligations
Recommendations
Acknowledgments