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Foreword
Introduction 
I. Principles and tools for a European media policy 
First initiatives: one-off measures and committees of experts 
1981: an integrated policy for the media in Europe 
From a European media charter to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television 
The 1990s: political turmoil, technological revolution 
The European Audiovisual Observatory
Eurimages
Keeping pace with new technologies 
Internet and digital TV: current issues 
A world first: the Convention on Cybercrime 
IL Core issues for the media: the Council of Europe's response 
Gender equality 
Minorities 
Violence 
Intolerance 
Children and young people 
Tobacco, alcohol and drugs
Local authorities
Wars and conflicts 
The fight against terrorism 
Globalisation and market concentration 
III. The European Court of Human Rights: média democracy through law 
Case-law based on Article 10 
Conclusion, Appendix, Bibliography 
 
          This book reviews the Council of Europe's work in the field of the media from the 1950s onwards and provides the reader with a framework for understanding policy development and how important democratically regulated media are. It also informs on the challenges facing European media policy today, such as freedom of speech in the context of globalised terrorism, journalists in conflict situations and the pressing issue of media concentration.
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