Global provisions for media regulation basic rules to regulate mass media roles within societies

Abstract EN

This paper entitled '' Global Provisions for Media Regulation: Basic Rules to Regulate Mass Media Roles within Societies '', will be dealing, firstly with the international documents relating to the performance of the mass media, and, secondly with the most universal legal standards.

In the third part, it will be question of looking at how those universal standards are reflected at a national level in some countries by examining contents of' codes of ethics and some relevant professional instruments.

This approach might lead to rethinking the roles of the Mass Media as a whole and particularly the New Media in shaping communication spaces in the e-World and the e-Societies, networked or in networking.

How the new and old media could contribute in setting up a political, informational, cultural and economic best environment?