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Standard Setting

Community Media have been recognized not only by the United Nations and UNESCO but also by EU Institutions as a distinct and complementary Third Media Sector next to public and commercial media.

WHAT PEOPLE SAY

European Parliament resolution of 25 September 2008

“Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take into account the contents of the resolution by defining community media as: a) non-profit making and independent, not only from national, but also from local power, engaging primarily in activities of public and civil society interest, serving clearly defined objectives which always include social value and contribute to intercultural dialogue; (…)

European Union

Media Pluralism Monitor
Independent Study on Indicators for Media Pluralism in the Member States (2009)
European Parliament resolution on Community Media in Europe (2008)
The State of Community Media in the European Union (2007)

Council of Europe

Gender Equality and Media (2020)
Draft Recommendation on promoting a favourable environment for quality journalism in the digital age
Declaration by the Committee of Ministers on the financial sustainability of quality journalism in the digital age (2019)
Study Supporting Quality Journalism through Media and Information Literacy (2019)
Recommendation on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership (2018)
Recommendation on gender equality and media (2013)
Declaration on the role of community media in promoting social cohesion and intercultural dialogue (2009)
Recommendation on media pluralism and diversity of media content (2007)
Peter Lewis, Promoting social cohesion. The role of community media: http://rm.coe.int/0900001680483b32

Other international organisations

OSCE

Tallinn Guidelines on National Minorities and the Media in the Digital Age

UNESCO

Media Development Indicators: A framework for assessing media development
Gender-Sensitive Indicators for media

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