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Due to the lack of a universally accepted definition the discourse about media freedom tends to be confusing. Frequently, both in academic literature and in reports of intergovernmental organizations and NGOs a clear definition of what the concept of media freedom actually means is missing. As a result, there are numerous publications that use the same wording but mean different things.
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Schneider, L. (2020). Media Freedom: Different Concepts of an Ideal. In: Measuring Global Media Freedom. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-28095-6_2
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