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Co je nového v České republice:

  • Komentovaný přehled zpráv z ČR Odkazy:
  • Přehled nejzajímavějších článků z poslední doby Prezidentské nástupnictví:
  • Má Marie "Madeleine" Korbel Albright české občanství? (Josef Schrabal) Pohled z Čech:
  • "Nejsem rasista, ale..." (Andrew Stroehlein)
  • "I'm not a racist, but..." (Andrew Stroehlein Organizace pro bezpečnost a spolupráci v Evropě:
  • Zpráva o všeobecných volbách v červnu 1998 v České republice
  • OSCE Report on June 1998 General Election in the Czech Republic (Selected Highlights) Česká televize:
  • Jeden z nejnadanějších reportérů České televize, Filip Černý, už nepracuje pro zpravodajství ČT Akce Čisté ruce:
  • Velké odhalení na ministerstvu zdravotnictví ČR (Vratislav Kuška) Václav Havel:
  • Můj prezident? (Jindřich Pařík) Americká politika:
  • Bill Clinton: za jeho potíže mohou americké feministky! (Guardian) Zahraniční vysílání BBC v krizi?
  • BBC likviduje své vysílání na Slovensko a do Německa Velká Británie:
  • "Korupce v britské policii je tak rozšířená jako v třetím světě" Sdělovací prostředky:
  • 1. října 1998 zahajuje v Británii provoz digitální televizní vysílání. Co to znamená? Novou informační éru?



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  • OSCE Report on June 1998 General Election in the Czech Republic

    The final OSCE report on the Czech elections is here.

    It is pretty dull stuff in the end. Here are the key bits: (Andrew Stroehlein)
     

    OSCE

    Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights

    CZECH REPUBLIC

    PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

    19 AND 20 JUNE 1998

    ...

    There were allegations that the recently-appointed head of Czech Television's News and Current Affairs Department had to resign after only 51 days in office because his "Wester" approach disturbed both his colleagues and the political elite. This sparked critical comments from many experts, but direct pressure from political quarters could not be proven. Still, this incident raised concerns over CT's journalistic independence. Besides, radical and small parties alike complain that they are ignored by the media outside campaign periods, and some analysts say those complaints are not unfounded. But despite all problems, the media generally operate freely and independently, and on the whole, they provide balanced and accurate information. This was also true for the recent election campaign.

    ...

    Czech Televisions coverage was characterized by a very equitable approach towards all parties. The range of coverage was between 5.0% and 11.7% on CT1, and between 5.2% and 9.2% on CT2. This is largely due to the fact that both channels ran special broadcasts in which they aimed at giving all parties an equal opportunity to present their views. The Christian Democrats and the Freedom Union received relatively high amounts of coverage because several of their leading members were in the Tosovsky government. The tendency of coverage on Czech TV was largely neutral. The only parties to receive a significant amount of negative coverage were the ODS and the Republicans (both on CT1), the former because of their election campaign (especially in connection with the Lucie Bila concert in Prague) and the latter because of their position vis-a-vis the Roma minority. Overall, CT provided very balanced coverage both in quantitative and qualitative terms and gave small parties in particular a fair chance to present themselves to the electorate.

    ...

    Overall, the media succeeded in providing comprehensive campaign coverage. Czech Television in particular lived up to its role by providing all 13 parties with equitable access and by its largely balanced coverage. The private media naturally focused more on the major parties. Although political preferences of the individual media were apparent in the way they covered the campaign, there were virtually no cases of unfounded negative reporting. Usually, parties received negative coverage because of their campaign platforms and political records. Slander and defamation were conspicuously absent from Czech media during this campaign. In this respect, the coverage of the private media can also be regarded as satisfactory. Finally, overt political pressure on media was no issue in this campaign.
     
     

    12. RECOMMENDATIONS


     
  • The provision regulating party registration needs to be clarified. It should be made clear which parties are in fact registered to contest the election. Only these parties should be given the responsibilities and benefits of a registered party, such as free campaign airtime and positions on election boards.
     
  • A facility enabling Czech citizens outside of the country on the day of the election to vote should be considered.
     
  • The body responsible for organising the election, at present the National Election Board, needs to be given authority to issue binding instructions regarding the implementation of the law. This will ensure full conformity of decision making at all levels of election administration.
     
  • The law should include a clear legal mechanism for dealing with violations of the law, with an appropriate authority identified for dealing with such violations. In addition, the law should articulate the penalties for violations.
     
  • The law should provide for international observers, in accordance with the Czech Republics commitments as an OSCE participating State. Legal provisions for domestic observers would also enhance the transparency of the election process. All observers should be given full access to all aspects of the election process.
     
  • Laws relating to the election, including provisions regulating media coverage of the election, should be consolidated into a more comprehensive body of text, avoiding the need to refer to such a variety of legal texts.

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