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Reports published on Kosovo election campaign media coverage
PRISTINA 9 October 2000
PRISTINA, 9 October 2000 - The OSCE Mission in Kosovo has published its first analyses of election campaign coverage by the media throughout Kosovo.
The aim of the reports, which will be compiled on a weekly basis, is to assess compliance with the Electoral Rule and Administrative Procedures on the Media During the Election Campaign.
There are four separate types of report, all of which are available on the OSCE website at www.osce.org/kosovo/elections
1. Press Report - conduct of the press in covering the electoral campaign, plus information on the international community, minorities and journalistic professionalism
2. Broadcast Report - conduct of the Kosovo-wide broadcasters (Radio Kosova, RTK TV, KohaVision and TV 21) in covering the electoral campaign, plus information on the international community, minorities and journalistic professionalism and their special elections programming
3. Regional Media Report - quantitative information on the time dedicated to political coverage in news and special programming by local broadcasters in possession of Temporary Operating Permits
4. European Institute for the Media/OSCE joint reports - covers Kosovo-wide broadcasters (plus Radio Rilindja) and daily newspapers. It looks in greater detail at the context in which news about the electoral campaign and party political activity is presented
For further information, contact Roland Bless, Spokesperson, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, tel: (+381-38) 500-162 or satphone: 871-762-009-948 ext. 260 / mobile: (+389-70) 250-576 / email: [email protected] or website: //www.osce.org/kosovo
The aim of the reports, which will be compiled on a weekly basis, is to assess compliance with the Electoral Rule and Administrative Procedures on the Media During the Election Campaign.
There are four separate types of report, all of which are available on the OSCE website at www.osce.org/kosovo/elections
1. Press Report - conduct of the press in covering the electoral campaign, plus information on the international community, minorities and journalistic professionalism
2. Broadcast Report - conduct of the Kosovo-wide broadcasters (Radio Kosova, RTK TV, KohaVision and TV 21) in covering the electoral campaign, plus information on the international community, minorities and journalistic professionalism and their special elections programming
3. Regional Media Report - quantitative information on the time dedicated to political coverage in news and special programming by local broadcasters in possession of Temporary Operating Permits
4. European Institute for the Media/OSCE joint reports - covers Kosovo-wide broadcasters (plus Radio Rilindja) and daily newspapers. It looks in greater detail at the context in which news about the electoral campaign and party political activity is presented
For further information, contact Roland Bless, Spokesperson, OSCE Mission in Kosovo, tel: (+381-38) 500-162 or satphone: 871-762-009-948 ext. 260 / mobile: (+389-70) 250-576 / email: [email protected] or website: //www.osce.org/kosovo