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The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is due to become law throughout the EU on 25 May 2018. Recent consultations from the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have sought views on, among other aspects, the implications for children and their data. LSE Professor Sonia Livingstone explains some of the issues that […]
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Media Policy Project
by Jane Whyatt
An innovative project from the American think-and-do tank First Draft News has shed light on many murky aspects of the 2017 French presidential election campaign. In the CrossCheck project, journalists from a number of different newspapers and websites worked together to verify and examine claims from all sides of the political spectrum.
The bilingual Cross Check platform was set up to counter fake news during the French elections, and may or may not see a repeat during the German ones coming up in September. (Screenshot: https://crosscheck.firstdraftnews.com/france-en/)
Does (new president) Emanuel Macron have an offshore bank account? Did France’s Congolese…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
In this so-called "post-truth" political era, Sputnik News gets a lot of heat for its connection to the Russian government (which owns its parent company, Rossiya Segodnya), and running stories deemed questionable. As they discussed quality journalism and fake news at the UNESCO Difference Day in Brussels, ECPMF's Jane Whyatt caught up with Sputnik France reporter Edouard Chanot to get his take on the matter.
ECPMF: What is the political direction of your editorial coverage?
There is of course an editorial line. It's a Russian public media created two and a half years ago. I don't speak Russian yet. I am…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
CrossCheck is a joint effort among media workers from various outlets to spot and debunk fake news from different political sides, put to work during the latest French presidential elections. ECPMF's Jane Whyatt spoke about the initiative with participant Aline Robert, editor-in-chief of EURACTIV France, as Robert engaged in a Future Media Lab debate about fake news as part of World Press Freedom Day commemorations in Brussels.
ECPMF: What tools did you use through CrossCheck to establish whether the news was fake or true?
We didn't have magic tools to understand, but we did have on the project some websites that…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Özkan Mayda, an Antalya-based photojournalist for the Zaman daily, was arrested in the wake of the 15 July attempted coup in Turkey. He is just one of the over 150 journalists currently in jail in the country.
Counter-terrorism police in the southern province detained Mayda on 23 July 2016. He has been in detention for nearly 300 days.
The ECPMF is helping cover Mayda's legal fees.
Zaman was among the more than 100 newspapers, broadcasters, news agencies, and magazines the Turkish government ordered closed using emergency powers assumed after the failed coup.
Mayda's mother, Memnune Mayda, wrote to Index on Censorship in March:
Özkan Mayda, a former…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
from www.rcmediafreedom.eu – It offers an overview of the compliance of OSCE participating States’ legislation with international standards and best practices This IPI analysis is divided into two sections. The first section offers conclusions according to each of the principal categories researched and in reference to international standards on freedom of expression. The second section
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Behind the majority of Albanian media there are owners who use it to defend their own interests in fields entirely disconnected from editorial scope. An overview
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Deadline: 30 June 2017 Recent events including the abuse of power, violence and attacks on essential values in Europe and beyond show that nothing, not even our most fundamental rights, must be taken for granted. Fundamental human rights that were developed as universal and indivisible protection mechanisms are being challenged by political ideologies and actions. […]
The post Call for entries for photo competition about European rights appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Deadline: 15 May 2017 Photojournalists looking to pursue projects of personal and journalistic significance can apply for a grant. The Grants for Editorial Photography, sponsored by Getty Images, support compelling social, political and cultural stories. A total of five grants of US$10,000 will be provided. The funds can be used to cover a wide variety of […]
The post Call for applicants for editorial photography grant appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
The lack of transparency of media ownership in Bosnia-Herzegovina contributes to a situation in which political and economic pressure limit the freedom of the media
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
