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His television inquiry in Calabria is a race with many obstacles, punctuated by aggressions, warnings, threats, insults, lawsuits From 2016 to today, Ossigeno per l’Informazione reported four episodes of violence, denigration, discrimination, intolerance committed in Calabria against the journalist and mass media expert Klaus Davi, classifying them as acts of retaliation against his television investigation
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The annual report gives reassurances on the Itedi-L’Espresso merger, confirms the newspaper’s sales crisis, and launches a wide-ranging reflection. Sky is the first TV operator The guarantee of pluralism of information is one of the main concerns of the Communications Guarantee Authority (AGCOM). This is demonstrated by the contents of the Annual Report 2017 on
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The annual report gives reassurances on the Itedi-L’Espresso merger, confirms the newspaper’s sales crisis, and launches a wide-ranging reflection. Sky is the first TV operator The guarantee of pluralism of information is one of the main concerns of the Communications Guarantee Authority (AGCOM). This is demonstrated by the contents of the Annual Report 2017 on
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Prosecution of journalists in Turkey, frequent attacks on media workers in Hungary, Poland and Ukraine, accreditations withdrawn at the G20 summit in Germany and daily harassment through verbal abuse and hate speech... threats to journalists and violations of media freedom are on the increase across Europe.
At ECPMF's conference "Defending journalists under threat: solidarity, support and safe houses" we want to explore practical solutions for tackling the many threats that media workers face today. Media workers under threat, high-profile experts, politicians and representatives of support networks will discuss various legal, practical and political approaches to improve the current situation.
We are delighted to announce…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
For 210 days now, the German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel has been in prison in Turkey. Because he did his job. Today is his birthday.
An open letter by Deniz Yücel's wife: "Open the door, it’s me!"
Deniz Yücel and Asli Erdoğan will be awarded the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig’s “Prize for the Freedom and Future of the Media” 2017
"Die Welt" newspaper takes Turkey to court over jailed journalist
Erdoğan: Yücel extradition denied indefinitely, while referendum for more power passes…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Ireland’s main public service broadcaster RTÉ is facing serious challenges to its funding, and the sustainability of funding for public service media in the country is in question. In this post Phil Ramsey, School of Communication and Media at Ulster University, illustrates how the Irish Government might have missed opportunities to rectify the issues by avoiding introducing a replacement for […]
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Media Policy Project
Orange Magazine is looking for one young video-maker with a background in journalism to cover this year’s Nantes Creative Generations Forum. The candidate has to be between 18 and 30 years old and a citizen or a legal resident of the EU member state.
The post Nantes Creative Generation 2017 – Open Call appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
The already long list of arrests of those who are not aligned with the Baku government continues. The last one to pay was Mehan Aliyev, director of the Turan press agency
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
The "Cumhuriyet" trial: background and resources
This article was first published at the website of ECPMF's partner the International Press Institute
On Monday, 11th September, the trial of journalists from the independent daily newspaper "Cumhuriyet" is set to resume in Turkey. The defendants face up to 43 years in prison on charges over paper's news coverage and criticism of the government policy.
Scene from the first "Cumhuriyet" trial in July 2017 (By Murat Başol)
The trial of journalists from independent daily newspaper "Cumhuriyet" is set to resume in Turkey on Sept. 11, in a one-day hearing to be held in the Silivri Prison, on the…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Digitalization is transforming the possibilities of education, from initiatives to deliver basic education in the global south to programmes at the world’s leading teaching universities. Following the third meeting in LSE’s Digital Life series in June, Visiting Fellows Jonny Shipp and Dr Ioanna Noula discuss how education is responding to digitalization. They argue that relevant skills and a familiarity with […]
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Media Policy Project
