Sender: octobersdad <•••@••.•••> Forwarded because of the importance of this issue to all democratic societies: (Forwards removed) •••@••.••• (Jens Cavallin) sent the following from organisation: Swedish Council for Pluralism in the Media and Tel: 46-8-405 3004 Introduction to the ISPO discussion list: ------------------------------------------------------------ The Swedish Council for Pluralism in the Media is a Government appointed Committee charged with the task of protecting freedom of expression by surveying, analysing and describing the media structure with particular empahsis on problems caused by concentration of ownership or influence over the media. The Council should submit proposals to this end, either by studying possibilities of voluntary agreements, legislation or other means available. The Council should submit a report on its work before the end of this term of Parliament (spring 1998). It will also participate in the public debate on these issues by publishing studies, arranging seminars etc. It should also cooperate with other bodies interested in the same problems. The Council is the correspondent to the Media Concentration and Pluralism Committee of the Council of Europe (MMCM). ------------------------------------------------------------ ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~ Posted by Andrew Oram - •••@••.••• - Moderator: CYBER-RIGHTS (CPSR) You are encouraged to forward and cross-post messages for non-commercial use, pursuant to any redistribution restrictions included in individual messages. ~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~-~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=~
