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At the beginning of 2007, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers (CM) adopted five country-specific Resolutions in the context of the Second Monitoring Cycle of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM). The Resolutions contain a number of provisions concerning the (audiovisual) media (for similar provisions in earlier country-specific Resolutions, see IRIS 2006-2: 4). In respect of Finland, the CM notes that radio programmes in minority languages, “while limited in their scope, have become important tools in the promotion and protection of minority cultures”....

On 1 February 2007, the Malta Broadcasting Authority Directions to Broadcasting Services Imposing Requirements as to Gambling Advertising and Methods of Gambling Advertisingwill enter into force. The main objective of these Directions - which are mandatory - is to ensure that gambling advertisements on Maltese broadcast media are socially responsible, with particular regard to the need to protect children, young persons and other vulnerable persons from being harmed or exploited by advertising which features or promotes gambling. The Directions also seek to promote appropriate ethical standards...

On 3 November 2006, the Maltese Constitutional Court delivered a judgment finding the Malta Broadcasting Authority to be in breach of freedom of expression. On 17 August 2000, Smash Television faxed the Broadcasting Authority a transcript of a political spot that the General Workers Union had submitted to Smash TV for broadcasting. The Authority informed Smash Television that this spot was in breach of the Broadcasting Act which prohibits political advertising unless such a spot is broadcast within a scheme of political broadcasts organised by the Broadcasting Authority. The message of the spot...

Freedom of expression is enshrined in Art. 41 of the Maltese Constitution of 21 September 1964 (fundamentally amended on 13 December 1974, most recently amended by Act V of 2003). According to Article 41 para. 1, except with his own consent or by way of parental discipline, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his freedom of expression. This right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas and information without interference (either to the public generally or to any individual) and...

On 6 December 2002, the Malta Broadcasting Authority published a Code of Practice on Disability and its Portrayal in the Broadcasting Media on its web-site. The document contains an analysis of the situation of disabled persons and their portrayal in the media, as well as recommendations for broadcasters and the Broadcasting Authority itself. The Preamble addresses overarching issues, such as the right of disabled persons to be treated with dignity and respect; stereotyping and designations. The Preamble concludes by rejecting the so-called "medical model" of disability, which "holds disabled...