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MEDIA SELF-REGULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

MEDIA SELF-REGULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS. The Netherlands Press Council Daphne C. Koene secretary 8 June 2007 Budapest. Why self-regulation? History Netherlands Press Council Establishment and financing Mission Procedure Developments and challenges AIPCE. Why self-regulation?.

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MEDIA SELF-REGULATION IN THE NETHERLANDS

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  1. MEDIA SELF-REGULATIONIN THE NETHERLANDS The Netherlands Press Council Daphne C. Koene secretary 8 June 2007 Budapest

  2. Why self-regulation? • History Netherlands Press Council • Establishment and financing • Mission • Procedure • Developments and challenges • AIPCE

  3. Why self-regulation? • freedom of expression and information • fundamental human right • cornerstone of democracy • ‘public watchdog’ • media accountability • state-regulation vs self-regulation

  4. History Netherlands Press Council • 1948 Raad van Tucht • disciplinary council • practice of union members • 1960 Raad voor de Journalistiek • council of opinion • practice of all journalists

  5. Establishment and financing Foundation - Stichting Raad voor de Journalistiek • Netherlands Union of Journalists • Netherlands Society of Chief-editors • Netherlands national news agency • co-ordinating organizations of printed press • (co-ordinating) organizations of public and commercial broadcasting • Planet Internet

  6. Mission Article 3 of Statutes: Examination of complaints against violations of good journalistic practice • complainant directly involved • journalistic practice • specific editorial content (all media) • ‘watchdog without teeth’? • moral redress

  7. Procedure • complaint in writing • no charge • legal representation permitted • public hearing • consideration behind closed doors • decision within 8 weeks

  8. Developments • 1993 mediation opinion on own initiative • 2003 accelerated treatment • 2004 improving website • 2005 term to file complaint freelance clerks enlargement Press Council • 2006 working committees • 2007 guidebook

  9. Challenges • New media • Comparising research • Further improvements - procedure - budget

  10. Alliance of IndependentPress Councils of Europe (AIPCE) • annual meeting • exchange of views and information • remarkable differences • no ‘one-fits-all’ model

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