The purpose of this ITP and this reference book material, is to look at ways to strengthen independent journalism with a “public interest” mission, both through voluntary self-regulation and a better un- derstanding of official oversight and legal safeguards for the news media, in all its different forms and po- litical environments.
This reference book is neither intended as a media development ‘bible’ nor as a set of policy recom- mendations, but as a guidebook for understanding different regulatory challenges and systems. It pro- vides examples of precedents and options for local media initiatives and reforms, both statutory and vol- untary. It does not promote any specific regulatory models as optimal because there is no one-size-fits- all framework for media support and oversight. One fundamental assumption in this programme is that all countries need to develop their own regulatory and self/co regulatory frameworks based on their historical, legal, journalistic, democratic, and cultural traditions.
The learning objectives with this reference book is that the participants will have an overall under- standing of key concepts related to regulation and self-regulation of media.
Specific learning objectives
• Explain how media regulation and self-regulation of media are the main elements of any democratic society.
Critically discuss the relation- ships between key concepts of media regulation and self-reg- ulation, freedom of expres- sion and public democratic discourseComprehend how to use and search the various parts of the reference book.
Fojo: Media Institute;International Media Support (IMS);Global reporting;Niras , 2022. , p. 141