Media, Conflict and Society in Cambodia:
Resources and Bibliography

Compiled by Catherine Morris, BA, LLB, LLM.

See also a general bibliography and other resources on media, conflict and society. Also see the page on freedom of expression in Cambodia.

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Peacebuilding in Cambodia: A Bibliography
Dispute Resolution in Cambodia: A Bibliography on ADR
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Media, Conflict and Society in Cambodia: Bibliography and News Sources

Bibliography  .  News Sources (English language)  .  Media Organizations  .  Freedom of Expression  . 

Bibliography

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). "Attacks on the Press, 2003: Cambodia." New York: CPJ, 2003. Online: http://cpj.org/2004/03/attacks-on-the-press-2003-cambodia.php

Edman, Brittis. Trapped in the Past, Seeking out a Future: A Study on the Cambodian Media Sector. Phnom Penh: SIDA and Forum Syd, 2000.

Hughes, C. & R. Sopheap. Nature and Causes of Conflict Escalation in the 1998 National Election (Phnom Penh: Cambodia Development Resource Institute and Cambodian Centre for Conflict Resolution, 2000).

Institute for Media, Policy & Civil Society (IMPACS). Election Coverage Training in Cambodia: A Report on the Cambodia Journalists' Training Project in Campaign Coverage of the Commune Elections of February 3, 2002. Vancouver: IMPACS, 2002.

Institute for Media, Policy & Civil Society (IMPACS). Media and Peacebuilding in Cambodia: A Journalists' Training Project. Final Report. Vancouver, Canada: IMPACS, 2000.

Huang, Bonnie. "Camera Shy Broadcasters." KNIGHTline International: Knight International Press Fellowships News. (Winter 2004): 8-13. Online (pdf): http://www.knight-international.org/i/knightlinewinter04.pdf.

Jarvis, Helen, and Peter Arfanis, with Vong Sotheara, Nop Polin, Nhean Lakhena, Ung Vanna, and Hak Vandara. Publishing in Cambodia. Phnom Penh: Center for Khmer Studies, December 2002. Available Center for Khmer Studies (pdf): http://www.khmerstudies.org/publications/pic/pic.pdf.

Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human rights (LICADHO). Reading Between the Lines: How Politics, Money and Fear Control Cambodia's Media. Phnom Penh: LICADHO, May 2008. Available http://licadho-cambodia.org/reports/files/119LICADHOMediaReport2008.pdf.

Lor, Chandara. "Media in Cambodia's Emerging Democracy." Paper presented at "Media and Democracy in Asia" held by the Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC), Singapore, 2003.

Mehta, H.C., Cambodia Silenced: The Press under Six Regimes. Bangkok: White Lotus Press, 1997.

National Democratic Institute. The 2002 Cambodian Commune Council Elections, March 20, 2002. Washington DC: NDI, 2002. http://www.accessdemocracy.org/library/1390_kh_elec.pdf (pdf)

Palan, Anugraha. Women in the media in Cambodia. Phnom Penh: no publisher information, 1995.

Royal Government of Cambodia, Kram dated September 1, 1995 on the Regime of the Press, NS/RKM/0895/07 online: Council of Jurists. http://www.bigpond.com.kh/Council_of_Jurists/Libpubl/lib001g.htm.

Royal Government of Cambodia, The Law on the Press, NS/RKM/0895/07, in S. Sok, ed., Laws of Cambodia 1993-1998, vol. 2 (Phnom Penh: CLRDC, 1998). Available CDP: http://www.cdpcambodia.org/press_law.asp.

Sharpe, Wayne. "Cambodia: Working with Radio Journalists to Support a Fragile Democracy." Activate (Winter, 2001). Vancouver: IMPACS, 2001.

Tenove, Christopher John. Journalists in Transition: The Crisis of Professionalism in New Democracies Case Study: Cambodia. Paper. Vancouver: University of British Columbia, 2001.

Tive Sarayeth. "Media Reform Experiences In Cambodia." January 1, nd. Online: http://waccglobal.org/en/20031-intellectual-property-rights-and-communication/658-Media-reform-experiences-in-Cambodia.html.

United Nations. Media Guidelines for Cambodia, Drafted By The Information/education Division Of The United Nations Transitional Authority In Cambodia (UNTAC) [Under The UNTAC Mandate, Section D "Elections," Paragraph 3(F): "Ensuring Fair Access To The Media, Including Press, Television And Radio, For All Political Parties Contesting In The Election". UN Doc. A/46/608 [ANNEX 1]; S/23177 [ANNEX 1], 30 October 1991. Online (pdf): http://www.aceproject.org/ero-en/topics/media-and-elections/mex08.pdf.

News Sources

See our list with links (English language media).

Media Organizations in Cambodia

Cambodian Communications Institute-Foundation (CCIF), CCIF is a UNESCO project set up in 1994 for journalism training. 62 Monivong Boulevard, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel/fax: (855 23) 368322, Mobile tel: (855 12) 831633, E-mail: CCI.PNP@bigpond.com.kh.

Ministry of Information, Government of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tel: (855 23) 423469, Fax: (855 23) 427379.

Women's Media Centre of Cambodia. WMC is a non-profit NGO in Cambodia which uses the media to promote social change in Cambodian society. WMC is run entirely by women and has become the leading provider of public service broadcasting in Cambodia.

Journalists Associations in Cambodia

Note that the Cambodian press is highly politicised. There are about 200 licensed publications in Cambodia and approximately 30 newspapers publishing regularly in Phnom Penh. Rasmei Kampuchea and Koh Santepheab are the two largest circulating Khmer language newspapers. The Cambodia Daily and the Phnom Penh Post are the most prominent English language newspapers. Radio and television stations are dependent on political patronage, and most television stations are affiliated with government or opposition political parties. There are about 1,200 journalists in Cambodia and several journalist organisations.

Cambodian Association for the Protection of Journalists (CAPJ). P.O. Box 816, 58 Street 336, Sangkat Psadoeum Khor, Khan Tuol Kok, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Mobile tel: (855 15) 917004, Fax: (855 23) 215834, E-mail: umsarin@hotmail.com. CAPJ is an associate member of the International Federation of Journalists.

Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ), ccj@bigpond.com.kh.

League of Cambodian Journalists (LCJ), #74, St. 205 Sangkat Toulsvayprey, Khan Cham Kamon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Telephone/Fax: 855-23-360.612, Mobile : 855-015-835.264. LCJ is an associate member of the International Federation of Journalists.

Foreign Media Training in Cambodia

Independent Journalism Foundation, has conducted training for journalists in Cambodia.


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