Media monitoring
Human rights organisations all over the Arab region monitor the coverage of media ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections to document and assess the quality of media coverage in order to raise the professional ambitions among media and advocate the important role of media for democratic elections.
Archive
- Lebanese media's election coverage under scrutiny
- Tunisian elections tarnished by harassment of media
- The study of the media coverage of the Parliamentary elections in Lebanon - June 2009
- "War on terror” cripples media in Pakistan, says new IMS report
- Lebanese media fail impartiality test during elections
- Algeria media monitored during election
- Human Rights groups monitor media in Jordan election
- Do media help voters in the polling-booth?
- Evaluating the media; the 2006 Palestinian legislative council election
- Monitoring the Media Coverage of the 2005 Presidential Elections in Palestine
- Monitoring the media coverage of the 2005 presidential elections in Palestine
Lebanese media's election coverage under scrutiny
A study mapping out Lebanese media's coverage of the June elections earlier this year triggered a heated debate amongst the media monitored, some of which question the accuracy of the report's conclusions
Tunisian elections tarnished by harassment of media
Although freedom of speech is guaranteed by the Tunisian Constitution, this is far from the reality for Tunisian media. Harassment of project workers were part of the daily experience in the IMS-supported project to monitor media coverage during the election campaign
The study of the media coverage of the Parliamentary elections in Lebanon - June 2009
29.10.2009
"A Study of the Media Coverage of the Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon – June 2009”, prepared by the “Maharat” Foundation and the IMS Arab Working Group, aims to assess the performance of media institutions during the elections by comparing their coverage and their contents to the clauses of the new law and measuring any change in practices as a result of the new Media Law. It was presented at a press launch in October 2009 attended by a broad spectre of the media outlets monitored by the report.
"A Study of the Media Coverage of the Parliamentary Elections in Lebanon – June 2009”, prepared by the “Maharat” Foundation and the IMS Arab Working Group, aims to assess the performance of media institutions during the elections by comparing their coverage and their contents to the clauses of the new law and measuring any change in practices as a result of the new Media Law. It was presented at a press launch in October 2009 attended by a broad spectre of the media outlets monitored by the report.
"War on terror” cripples media in Pakistan, says new IMS report
Media in Pakistan is being taken hostage by various fractions that use the media for winning hearts and minds in the ongoing war on terror, according to a new IMS report. which was launched on Monday 14 September 2009
Lebanese media fail impartiality test during elections
A divided media failed to maintain impartiality in the run-up to Lebanon's Parliamentary elections on 7 June and thereby violated the new Electoral Media Law stipulating an obligation to ensure balanced coverage