Media Freedom Report 2011

"The purpose of the present report is to give an overall picture of Mongolian media freedom situation, how Mongolian journalists exercise their professional rights and what are the opportunities to be responsible and fair in fulfilling their duties before the public."

Released on the 2012 World Press Freedom Day, this report examines media freedom from May 2011 to May 2012 in Mongolia.

From the Preface: "In 2011, according to Reporters without Borders Mongolia remains a country with notable media freedom problems and it is in the 100th place. In accordance with the Freedom House, Mongolia is a country with partial media freedom. In 2011, the Mongolian Parliament has taken a significant action towards guaranteeing the freedom of expression by an enactment of the Law on Information Transparency and Right to Information. The biggest changes in the media sector brought by an implementation of the two regulations adopted in February 2011 by the Communications Regulatory Committee: General Conditions and Requirements on Digital Content and General Conditions and Requirements on Television and Radio Services."

The preface reviews data on the number of journalists and media outlets and reports on fact-finding missions like the Forum-Asia and the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The report includes two chapters: The first describes the media legal environment, namely, guarantees and restrictions of the freedom of expression, and the second chapter highlights media freedom situation in 2011.

This report was sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Beijing Office, the United States Embassy in Ulaanbaatar, the Open Society Foundations Media Network Program, and the Open Society Forum, Mongolia.