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Last year the Hungarian media scene was chiefly characterized by the centralization of state advertising, growing government pressure on media outlets and overt political intervention in newsroom practices including theforced removal of editorial teams Mrtk Media Monitor said today in its report entitled "Gasping for Air - Soft Censorship in the Hungarian Media 2014".

While the state is continually engaged in media market interventions to take control of media outlets or reign in unruly media, recently some conflicts emerged between the governing party and some segments of the pro-government media as well, according to the 50-page report, released by what is probably the country's top independent media monitoring group.

The report says that reorganization of state-owned television and radio channels will further increase the risk of governmental pressure on the media market, and will also make it easier to rearrange the market positions of right-wing media.

The most spectacular scandal in the media market in 2014 was the removal of [Hungarian online daily] origo.hus editor-in-chief from his position, following an investigative report on Cabinet Chief Jnos Lzrs foreign trip, the report says. Many observers conclude that if such a huge company, especially one backed by German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, cannot withstand political pressure, then smaller Hungarian media owners do not have a chance.

Based on Mrtks investigation, the report says that segments of the market that are financially and politically independent, and strive to preserve their professional integrity, have lost ground and that fewer outlets have the capacity to resist pressure.

According to the opinion survey Mrtk distributed to journalists, it appears that the situation of press freedom has deteriorated in 2014, and that pressure on the media has intensified, with a concomitant surge in self-censorship.

With regard to advertising, the report says that the main beneficiaries in the daily newspaper, magazine, radio and outdoor advertising markets have been the same for years now (Metropol, Heti Vlasz, Class FM, Publimont), adding that these companies are obviously part of the [ruling] Fidesz-affiliated media empire.

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The city of Henderson has revoked a policy that said employees could be fired for talking to the media.

City Manager Jacob Snow announced the change in an email to employees Thursday afternoon. It came after recent articles in the Review-Journal about the citys media policy and dealings with reporters.

Media and civil-liberties advocates criticized the firing clause as an effort to intimidate employees and control what the media and public know about city government.

In an interview, Snow said the language was mistakenly included by a new assistant city attorney who had worked in the private sector. The threat of employees being fired for talking to the media is common in business, Snow said, but not appropriate for a governmental entity thats supposed to be open and transparent.

He added: Thats something that shouldnt have happened.

Thursdays announcement was a sharp reversal. When first asked about the firing threat after a Feb. 3 City Council meeting, Snow said he knew nothing about it. But he also said the clause did not surprise or concern him because he wanted all media inquiries routed through spokespeople.

And in a later interview with Fox News, city spokesman Bud Cranor defended the discipline clause, saying, If you violate a policy, there is a consequence.

Snow signed off on the three-page policy in September, but said neither he nor his staff noticed the final section, which said employees could be disciplined or fired for speaking to a reporter without permission from the city communications office. The previous policy, adopted in 2002, had no discipline clause.

I should have caught it, but I didnt, Snow said. My staff should have caught it, but they didnt.

The new media policy also will include language reminding employees they have protection under state whistleblower law and city ethics law if they speak up to expose wrongdoing.

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Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seems to have gagged Indian players from talking to the media during the ICC World Cup 2015 but the high profile cricketers are allowed to express their views only through the board's official channel - its website.

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According to a report by "AFP" news agency today from Melbourne, the large contingent of Indian reporters following the team in Australia at the World Cup are "frustrated" with players not speaking publicly.

The only press conferences so far has been from captain MS Dhoni on the eve of the clash against Pakistan and after the 76-run victory over their traditional rivals on Sunday (February 15).

However, since that match to the next one, against South Africa (February 22), there is nothing lined up while other teams continue to interact with the media.

Why is BCCI controlling the players during such a big tournament. Are they scared of misquoting and leading to some controversies?

But that control doses not apply to BCCI itself. So far, we have seen interviews on the Indian cricket board's website from players. Suresh Raina, Ajinkya Rahane and Stuart Binny have spoken in "exclusive chats" to BCCI.

Indian players are training for South Africa game and the media manager has stated there will be "no media activity", "AFP" added.

The next public speaking (barring BCCI website), will be on Saturday (February 21) on the eve of South Africa game. This pre-match press conference is mandatory. The norm is the captain of the team speaks but this time he will skip and Virat Kohli will take questions, "AFP" said.

This is not the first time BCCI is asking its players to maintain silence. It has happened in the past and will continue.

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New Delhi, Feb 17: Hours after forming government in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal and his aides faced hurdles in continuing their work smoothly. Media boycotted Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia.

Sisodia, a close aide of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, faced the rage by media following a circular which bans media's entry into Delhi Secretariat on Monday, Feb 16.

Both TV and print journalists were not allowed to enter the Secretariat on Monday and later they refused to cover a press conference where Sisodia was scheduled to brief about government's decision.

When journalists from both print and electronic media tried to enter the Secretariat, a security told, "We have orders from senior government officials not to let mediapersons enter the premises."

However, Nagendra Sharma claimed that the circular was not issued by Kejriwal government and that was issued before Kejriwal formed government in the national capital.

Sharma, the media-advisor to Kejriwal, was quoted as saying, "Before new government took charge, a circular was already in place which banned the entry of media into the Delhi Secretariat. New government has issued no direction in this regard. Give me one or two days, I will sort out this matter."

In the evening when Sisodia entered the media room adjacent to a main entry gate of the Secretariat, journalists from both electronic and print media asked explanation as to why they were not allowed inside.

Despite the Deputy CM's efforts to control the journalists, the media persons refused to pay heed to his words. Seeing this, Sisodia walked out of the press conference.

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Laurie Garrett, CFR's senior fellow for global health, and Richard Besser, ABC News' chief health and medical editor join Thomas Novotny, San Diego University's associate director for border and global health, for a conference call on the recent measles outbreak in the United States and its effect on public health.

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Nancy A. Aossey, president and chief executive officer at International Medical Corps, Laurie Garrett, CFRs senior fellow for global health and author of Ebola: Story of an Outbreak, and David Nabarro, the UNs special envoy on Ebola, join Richard E. Besser, chief health and medical editor at ABC News, to discuss the panelists recent trips to West African Ebola-treatment units and developments in the international response to the crisis.

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Nancy A. Aossey, president and chief executive officer at International Medical Corps, Laurie Garrett, CFRs senior fellow for global health and author of Ebola: Story of an Outbreak, and David Nabarro, the UNs special envoy on Ebola, join Richard E. Besser, chief health and medical editor at ABC News, to discuss the panelists recent trips to West African Ebola-treatment units and developments in the international response to the crisis.

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Nancy A. Aossey, president and chief executive officer at International Medical Corps, Laurie Garrett, CFRs senior fellow for global health and author of Ebola: Story of an Outbreak, and David Nabarro, the UNs special envoy on Ebola, join Richard E. Besser, chief health and medical editor at ABC News, to discuss the panelists recent trips to West African Ebola-treatment units and developments in the international response to the crisis.

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Fear and overreaction to the Ebola outbreak threaten to undermine effective responses to the pandemic, writes CFRs Yanzhong Huang.

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Media Call: Measles Outbreak in the United States