Portugal – (C7) The watchdog and the media’s mission statement
An analysis of the Editorial Statute of the different news media points to the main idea of independence: Radio Renascença: Emphasizes the […]
Indicators: Control / Watchdog
Portugal – (C6) Practice of access to information
No legal barriers exist to accessing public information, but access is often difficult in practice.
Portugal – (C5) Journalists’ job security
There is a relatively high level of job security in the legal framework.
Portugal – (C4) Journalism professionalism
The professional ethos is not too high in global terms, considering the heterogeneity of the professional group.
Portugal – (C3) Transparency of data on media system
Information on news media exists and is easily accessible.
Portugal – (C2) Independence of the news media from power holders
Some independence is guaranteed by different laws, but the actual practice shows increasing difficulties.
Portugal – (C1) Supervising the watchdog ‘control of the controllers’
There are institutionalized mechanisms to control media performance as a watchdog, but these issues are not very present in the public debates.
The Netherlands – (C9) Watchdog function and financial resources
The worldwide financial crisis did not affect the time or the budget made available for investigative journalism. Even before the crisis economies had been imposed, mainly as a result of shrinking revenues from advertising and recent take-overs of broadcasters and publishers.
The Netherlands – (C8) Professional training
Practically all news media offer their employees a chance to follow courses or complete their education. Due to economies and falling revenues from the advertising market, the possibilities are limited.
The Netherlands – (C7) The watchdog and the media’s mission statement
The media themselves decide on the basis of their distinctive characteristics to what extent they play their role as watchdog seriously.
