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The relation between political scientists and the media is fragile; from both sides opportunism can have a major influence. Both political scientists as well as politicians should thus reflect on the role both parties can and want to assume. The symposium presents 2 contributions coming from both sides, offering analysis and insight. The first article by Dave Sinardet discusses important aspects of the role political scientists can play in the media. He states that it is the responsibility of social scientists to participate in the public debate and to adjust form, style and use of language of the media in order to shape a public opinion. The second article by the editor of a Belgium newspaper incites political scientists to closer examine their wishes and aspirations regarding their role in the media. O. van Zijl

In deze studie is op vier deelgebieden (constitutionele kaders, regulering van de inhoud, toegangsvraagstukken en de bescherming van informatie en privacy) onderzocht welke ontwikkelingen binnen het recht op internationaal niveau van invloed zijn op (de regulering van) de inhoud van de media. Vervolgens zijn deze ontwikkelingen geanalyseerd en van conclusies voorzien.Deze webpublicatie is het resultaat van een opdracht die aan het instituut voor Informatierecht (IVIR) is verstrekt in het kader van het WRR-rapport Focus op functies. Uitdagingen voor een toekomstbestendig mediabeleid. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd door prof.dr. N.A.N.M. van Eijk, mr. L.F. Asscher, mr. N. Helberger en prof.mr. J.J.C. Kabel

Dit boek gaat over het gebruik van nieuwe media - internet, games en mobiele telefonie - bij kinderen in de basisschoolleeftijd. Bij kinderen draaien nieuwe media in eerste instantie om contact. Ze spelen samen met vrienden games, op spelcomputers, op spelletjeswebsites en in virtuele werelden als Stardoll.nl en Habbo. Ze bekijken filmpjes op YouTube en soms maken ze die zelf om ze vervolgens met anderen te delen. Ze hebben contact met elkaar via de mobiele telefoon en MSN. Ze 'krabbelen' elkaar op Hyves en presenteren zichzelf daar aan elkaar. Vriendschap, liefde, ruzie en pesten; alles uit het echte leven heeft ook een plaats in hun digitale leefwereld. Op steeds jongere leeftijd zijn kinderen actief met nieuwe media. Sommige ouders en leerkrachten worstelen met het mediagebruik van (jonge) kinderen. Ze vragen zich af hoe de nieuwe mogelijkheden het best benut kunnen worden en hoe gevaren vermeden kunnen worden. Wat moeten kinderen leren om veilig en efficiënt met nieuwe media om te gaan? Welke vaardigheden zijn er nodig om mediawijze burgers van hen te maken? En wat zijn hierbij taken van opvoeders? Het boek Contact! Kinderen en nieuwe media brengt het werk van de beste onderzoekers in Nederland op dit terrein samen. De auteurs genieten internationaal een uitstekende reputatie en het boek mag nu al een standaardwerk genoemd worden. Het is bij uitstek geschikt om ouders, onderwijzers en hulpverleners wegwijs te maken in de digitale leefwereld van kinderen. Het boek is een initiatief van het Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau (SCP), Stichting Mijn Kind Online en het programma Digivaardig Digibewust.

Mass media produce various communicational products in the form of messages coded in the symbolic language of writing, sound or image, which they distribute through the open public space for unknown users. Unlike the traditional theories, which directed their attention above all to the social effects of media products, the systemic theory inquires into the very process of their production, deeming that precisely the latter is the real reality of mass media: the factual operations which are performed systemically, through application of the binary code of information/non-information, and according to the internal rules of its structure. The real reality, however, is inaccessible to the observer. Consequently, he can gain knowledge of it only in such a way as to construct from the forms in which it appears to him an observed reality as his own perception thereof. The systemic theory suggests that its construction of mass media reality is most congruous with their real reality. Keeping in mind that each observer performs his construction of reality of the thing observed in accordance with his own knowledge and understanding, the author asks himself: where is the evidence of the trustworthiness of such constructions? Adapted from the source document.

With the production of their own media material, the ethnic minorities assume responsibility for opposing the predominant media discourses of the majority culture, and fight for their own distinctiveness and (self)representation within the Croatian media sphere. The ethnic-minority media serve not only the purpose of preserving the socio-cultural values and special features of the minority identity, but also of providing information both to a particular community on the intra-ethnic level and to the majority of the Croatian society regarding the situation, the needs and the rights of the minorities themselves. Thus they represent and convey their interests to the general public. This paper aims to investigate how ethnic minorities are represented in the media and to what extent the ethnic-minority media are represented in the media arena of the Republic of Croatia. The author focuses especially on the city of Zagreb and the minorities which have organized ethnic-minority Councils there. An introductory discussion on the role and influence of the media is followed by an overview of the analysis of ways of reporting on ethnic minorities in the mainstream media of the majority, based on the results of research carried out so far. Furthermore, the paper includes a discussion on the minority media, comprising a tabular outline of print media and digital media (from the Internet domain) of the ethnic-minority communities in the Republic of Croatia. Finally, the author provides an analysis of such a state of affairs regarding the media, and some concluding remarks. Adapted from the source document.

With the production of their own media material, the ethnic minorities assume responsibility for opposing the predominant media discourses of the majority culture, and fight for their own distinctiveness and (self)representation within the Croatian media sphere. The ethnic-minority media serve not only the purpose of preserving the socio-cultural values and special features of the minority identity, but also of providing information both to a particular community on the intra-ethnic level and to the majority of the Croatian society regarding the situation, the needs and the rights of the minorities themselves. Thus they represent and convey their interests to the general public. This paper aims to investigate how ethnic minorities are represented in the media and to what extent the ethnic-minority media are represented in the media arena of the Republic of Croatia. The author focuses especially on the city of Zagreb and the minorities which have organized ethnic-minority Councils there. An introductory discussion on the role and influence of the media is followed by an overview of the analysis of ways of reporting on ethnic minorities in the mainstream media of the majority, based on the results of research carried out so far. Furthermore, the paper includes a discussion on the minority media, comprising a tabular outline of print media and digital media (from the Internet domain) of the ethnic-minority communities in the Republic of Croatia. Finally, the author provides an analysis of such a state of affairs regarding the media, and some concluding remarks. Adapted from the source document.