Conditions - MediaITP 0911

For tomorrow:Presenation of your projekt in

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The EXCLUDED

The poorEtnic groupsElderly peopleDisabled persons

Why no change?

Polititians promise but do not fullfillThey talk a lot but never listenThere is no comunicationWe just have bad experiencesThe political parties does not talk to each others

Is the political arena a closed club?

Corruption

The fusion or the marriage betweenthe three powersthe executive,

the legislature, and

the judiciary.

The fourth power:

The mass-media.

DEMOCRADURA

The right of free speech and to give your opinion

The right of free press

The problem - you have to be the owner of a radio or TV-station or a newspaper

Media and democracy is a topic of importance. A democracy needs:• objective and trustworthy information• transparent and constant investigation of the powers of the state• independent and capable journalism.

Public service

Public service radio and television in Sweden is

- non-commercial

- independent of political, commercial and other interests.

It is in service tothe public, but not tax funded.

All activities are financed by TV charges, sometimes called "licence fees", paid by the households.

Public service broadcasting in Sweden is performed by three separate companies:

Swedish Radio (SR - the radio company

Swedish Television (SVT - the television company)

Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company (UR - the educational radio and TV company)

For SKr 5,25 a day you can enjoy:

- all national and regional programmes on SVT,

- all national and local programmes on SR, including the external services of Radio Sweden International and

- the radio and TV programmes on UR.

SVT programming is subject to the provisions of the Radio Act, to terms set out in the charter between SVT and the state as well as internal programming guidelines. The charter guarantees SVT´s independency of all pressure groups, political, commercial or otherwise.

Core values for SVT:

- Audience first

- Independent and important

- Value for money

- Courage and creativity

81 of 100 of the most watched programmes during 2007 were produced and broadcast by SVT.

Hours of broadcast in 2007: 22 200 hrs

Hours of broadcast a day (and night): 60 hrs

Viewing time (approx. 154 minutes per day) is fairly stable despite an increasing number of Swedish and international commercial TV channels.

Programming 2007

Fiction 21%

Entertainment 16%

Sports 8%

Culture and music 7%

Life style 4%

Science 4%Current affairs 15%News 12%Arena 13%

• objective and trustworthy information• transparent and constant investigation of the powers of the state• independent and capable journalism.

Always, the different opinions must be expressed

The Power (public or private) is under constantinvestigation

No party-political propaganda in Public Service channels

The Prime Minister can never ask for ”special time” on the channels of Public Service nor in private channels

Complains regarding programmes and contents are handeled by a Board of Complain.

Sanction:You have to pass the sentence and present their their comment

Private channels: If you get a permissen to transmit you are obliged to fullfill the agreement on good journalism.