61.   When a government is used to controlling the media, unflattering commentaries or portrayals have a way of not getting out.

62.   A draft law that calls for the creation of a controversial commission to control the media in Gambia has been passed by the National Assembly by an overwhelming majority.

63.   Bailly also criticised the government and political parties for trying to control the media.

64.   Aung San Suu Kyi is barred from meeting foreign journalists, and the local media is tightly controlled.

65.   Chinese media are tightly controlled, and editorials in particular are believed to be thoroughly scrutinized before publication to ensure that they accurately reflect official positions.

66.   Mahathir was reported by Bernama news agency saying in Kelantan the international media was controlled by the West and always portrayed a bad image of Islam and its believers.

67.   The elections are crucial for Milosevic, since local authorities often control the media, over which he has maintained an iron grip in order to stay in power.

68.   The decision to shut the paper is unusual in Vietnam, where the media is strictly controlled by the authorities.

69.   The opposition views the appointments by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as an attempt by the government to control the media.