Law n. 18/91, of 10 august - press law

Description of the policy/measure
It is a measure of a regulatory nature and implemented at national level
2005 Convention Monitoring Framework Goal(s)
Area(s) of Monitoring
Cultural Domain(s)
Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
? expansion of print and broadcast media. lincensed 117 radios, 70.9% of then are community radios, 15% private and 13% are public radios. licensed also 7 main televisons , being 5, private. ? journalist protection guaranteed ? communities access to culture ensured ? greater cultural dialogue, knowledge, appreciation and respect for the diversity of cultural expressions; ? diversification of entertainment programmes.
Evaluation of the policy/measure
Need to define quotas for production or distribution of national cultural programmes in public and private broadcasting