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PolicyAnalysis:
Prepared by: Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath
International Media Development Group (IMDG)
 This presentation will outline the major findings
and points made in the Summer 2013
International Media Development Group's report
on the Kingdom of Jordan's Press and
Publications Law. The full report can be found at
https://jordanianculturalpolicy.wordpress.com/r
eport-summer-2013/
 Constitution
 Penal Code
 Press and Publications Law
 Jordanian Press Association
 Journalists Codes of Ethics
 InternationalTreating
 Established in 1998 and amended in 2007 and
2012
 Guides government regulation (content and
licensing) policy of print, broadcast and
electronic media
 Subjected to much debate and received harsh
criticism from news organizations,
international NGOs and foreign governments
 Limits press freedom
 UsesVague Language
 Lack of commitment to international law
 Organizations must register with government or be subject to
shut down (carries financial burden).
 Owners/chief editors must be a member of the Jordanian Press
Association (only accepts print journalists, doesn't approve all
journalists).
 Owners must be Jordanian
 Owners/chief editors of websites are responsible for all content on
website (including viewer comments)—unrealistic expectation for
electronic media
 Journalists/editors/owners subject to laws limiting freedom of
expression (i.e. no one in Jordan can say anything negative about
the King or government.This includes the comments on
websites).
 PPL does not clearly define who is considered
chief editor or even a journalist
 The definition of electronic media is also
unclear
 "an electronic site on the internet with a fixed
address that offers publication services"
 Who is subject to this law?
 The Kingdom of Jordan is a signatory on many
international treaties and conventions that
guarantee the right of expression including (but
not limited to),
 Universal Declaration of Human Rights
 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
 Arab Charter on Human Rights
 Jordan's PPL law violates such treaties by
denying the freedom of expressing and opinion
 For Jordanian news organizations
 For the Kingdom of Jordan
 IMDG Commitments
 1. Develop alternative plans should news
organization/website be shutdown
 Develop plans to use proxy servers to continue to public content
 Utilize social media sites
 2. Register news organization (only if organization has the
means and lacks the ideological differences to do so)
 3. Pressure Jordanian government to reform press
regulation policy
 4. Continue with demonstrations against current policy
 1. Repeal 2012 amendments of PPL
 2. Unblock websites
 3. Lift licensing requirements
 4. Lift membership requirements
 5. Repeal laws placing limits on freedom of expression
 6. Continue to examine media policy and work to
ensure media freedom
 1. IMDG is committed to the support Jordanian
News Organizations
 Financially
 Advisement
 2. IMDG will continue to put pressure on the
Jordanian government to reform media laws
 3. IMDG is committed to the current IMDG
media development and sustainability projects
in Jordan.
 Constitution (1952). The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. [ElectronicVersion]. Retrieved May
 25, 2013, from http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html.
 Freedom House (2013). Jordan. Freedom House. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from
 http://www.freedomhouse.org/country/Jordan.
 Freedom to Development and Culture: Implications from a Comparative Analysis [Electronic
 Version]. International Journal of Communication, 5, 170-191.
 Griffin, D. & Morgan, L. (2009). Introduction to News Media Law and Policy [Electronic
 Version] IREX.
 Hatter, S. (2009). Jordan [ElectronicVersion]. IREXMediaSustainability Index, 64-73.
 Retrieved June 10, 2013, from http://www.irex.org/system/files/MSIMEN
 A09_Jordan.pdf.
 Jordan: End Free Speech Prosecution (2013, May 4). Human Rights Watch. Retreived June 20,
 2013, http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/04/jordan-end-free-speech-prosecution.
 Jordan’s King Abdullah Endorses Controversial Media Law (2012, September 18). BBC .
 Retrieved June 1, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19634056.
 LetterTo King Abdullah About Blocking Of 300 News Websites (2013, June 18). Reporters
 Without Borders. Retrieved June 18, 2013, from http://en.rsf.org/jordan-letter-to-king-abdullah-about-18-06-
2013,44791.html.
 Press and Publications Law (2007). [ElectronicVersion]. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from
 http://www.jpa.jo/english/JPALaw.aspx.
 Press and Publications Law (2012), [ElectronicVersion, translated by GoogleTranslate], Retrieved May 25, 2013,
from http://jmm.jo/ - - - / / -
 - - .
 Tran, H., Mahmood, R., Du,Y., &Khrapavitski, A. (2011). Linking Measures of Global Press Freedman, D. (2008)
The Politics of Media Policy. Cambridge: Polity Press.
 Venturelli, S. (2013). Global Communication Policy Models [PowerPoint slides].
 Wiktorowicz, Q. (1999). The Limits of Democracy in the Middle East:The Case of Jordan
 [ElectronicVersion]. Middle EastJournal, 53(4), 606-620.
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Policy analysis jordanianpressandpublicationslaw_imdg_presentation

  • 1. PolicyAnalysis: Prepared by: Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath International Media Development Group (IMDG)
  • 2.  This presentation will outline the major findings and points made in the Summer 2013 International Media Development Group's report on the Kingdom of Jordan's Press and Publications Law. The full report can be found at https://jordanianculturalpolicy.wordpress.com/r eport-summer-2013/
  • 3.  Constitution  Penal Code  Press and Publications Law  Jordanian Press Association  Journalists Codes of Ethics  InternationalTreating
  • 4.  Established in 1998 and amended in 2007 and 2012  Guides government regulation (content and licensing) policy of print, broadcast and electronic media  Subjected to much debate and received harsh criticism from news organizations, international NGOs and foreign governments
  • 5.  Limits press freedom  UsesVague Language  Lack of commitment to international law
  • 6.  Organizations must register with government or be subject to shut down (carries financial burden).  Owners/chief editors must be a member of the Jordanian Press Association (only accepts print journalists, doesn't approve all journalists).  Owners must be Jordanian  Owners/chief editors of websites are responsible for all content on website (including viewer comments)—unrealistic expectation for electronic media  Journalists/editors/owners subject to laws limiting freedom of expression (i.e. no one in Jordan can say anything negative about the King or government.This includes the comments on websites).
  • 7.  PPL does not clearly define who is considered chief editor or even a journalist  The definition of electronic media is also unclear  "an electronic site on the internet with a fixed address that offers publication services"  Who is subject to this law?
  • 8.  The Kingdom of Jordan is a signatory on many international treaties and conventions that guarantee the right of expression including (but not limited to),  Universal Declaration of Human Rights  International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights  Arab Charter on Human Rights  Jordan's PPL law violates such treaties by denying the freedom of expressing and opinion
  • 9.  For Jordanian news organizations  For the Kingdom of Jordan  IMDG Commitments
  • 10.  1. Develop alternative plans should news organization/website be shutdown  Develop plans to use proxy servers to continue to public content  Utilize social media sites  2. Register news organization (only if organization has the means and lacks the ideological differences to do so)  3. Pressure Jordanian government to reform press regulation policy  4. Continue with demonstrations against current policy
  • 11.  1. Repeal 2012 amendments of PPL  2. Unblock websites  3. Lift licensing requirements  4. Lift membership requirements  5. Repeal laws placing limits on freedom of expression  6. Continue to examine media policy and work to ensure media freedom
  • 12.  1. IMDG is committed to the support Jordanian News Organizations  Financially  Advisement  2. IMDG will continue to put pressure on the Jordanian government to reform media laws  3. IMDG is committed to the current IMDG media development and sustainability projects in Jordan.
  • 13.  Constitution (1952). The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. [ElectronicVersion]. Retrieved May  25, 2013, from http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/constitution_jo.html.  Freedom House (2013). Jordan. Freedom House. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from  http://www.freedomhouse.org/country/Jordan.  Freedom to Development and Culture: Implications from a Comparative Analysis [Electronic  Version]. International Journal of Communication, 5, 170-191.  Griffin, D. & Morgan, L. (2009). Introduction to News Media Law and Policy [Electronic  Version] IREX.  Hatter, S. (2009). Jordan [ElectronicVersion]. IREXMediaSustainability Index, 64-73.  Retrieved June 10, 2013, from http://www.irex.org/system/files/MSIMEN  A09_Jordan.pdf.  Jordan: End Free Speech Prosecution (2013, May 4). Human Rights Watch. Retreived June 20,  2013, http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/04/jordan-end-free-speech-prosecution.  Jordan’s King Abdullah Endorses Controversial Media Law (2012, September 18). BBC .  Retrieved June 1, 2013, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-19634056.  LetterTo King Abdullah About Blocking Of 300 News Websites (2013, June 18). Reporters  Without Borders. Retrieved June 18, 2013, from http://en.rsf.org/jordan-letter-to-king-abdullah-about-18-06- 2013,44791.html.  Press and Publications Law (2007). [ElectronicVersion]. Retrieved May 25, 2013, from  http://www.jpa.jo/english/JPALaw.aspx.  Press and Publications Law (2012), [ElectronicVersion, translated by GoogleTranslate], Retrieved May 25, 2013, from http://jmm.jo/ - - - / / -  - - .  Tran, H., Mahmood, R., Du,Y., &Khrapavitski, A. (2011). Linking Measures of Global Press Freedman, D. (2008) The Politics of Media Policy. Cambridge: Polity Press.  Venturelli, S. (2013). Global Communication Policy Models [PowerPoint slides].  Wiktorowicz, Q. (1999). The Limits of Democracy in the Middle East:The Case of Jordan  [ElectronicVersion]. Middle EastJournal, 53(4), 606-620.