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European Youth Press – Network of Young Media Makers, e.V. (EYP) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced person to fill the position of fundraiser/office manager. When applicable, the candidate may also have project management responsibilities. The selected candidate will be requested to work full-time (8 hours per day) for EYP under the German employment […]
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by Jane Whyatt
You probably remember the phrase, “This is my truth – tell me yours!“ Its history reminds us that fake news is not new and that politics is a battle of beliefs.
Everything you wanted to know about fake news but were too afraid to ask. (Photo: ECPMF)
The phrase is well known to 1990s pop music fans, the title of a hit album by Manic Street Preachers.They took it from a famous speech by the late Welsh socialist politician Aneurin Bevan. He opposed German rearmament in the 1930s and founded the UK’s National Health Service.
Why is it relevant today?
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Joint ECPMF Fact-finding mission in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, 25th-28th April 2017
We hereby express our deep concerns about the yesterday‘s violent attacks against journalists in the parliament of the Republic of Macedonia.
From the beginning of 2016 until yesterday at least 21 attacks against journalists in Macedonia have been registered by the Association of Journalists of Macedonia (ZNM), out of a total of several dozens within the last years. All this clearly demonstrates a rising trend in violence against journalists.
The state of media freedom in the country is very worrying. Attacks on journalists are a direct threat to democracy.
On invitation…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Not yet clear the reasons for the stop. On the phone with his father he announced a hunger strike. Pressing on the Ankara government On the morning of April 24th, 2017 Gabriele Del Grande was released and repatriated in Italy with a flight landed in Bologna. The initiatives of solidarity and requests for the immediate
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
Unresolved issues and years of delay for the Sixth Periodic Report on Respecting the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights The United Nations Human Rights Committee has again called on Italy to address the problems arising from criminal legislation for the punishment of defamation, which allows serious abuse and intimidation to the detriment of
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The discussions about Channel 4 being pushed to move out of London, and about the BBC being forced to spend more of its programming budget outside the capital show that there is a shift towards better regional representation in UK programming. Attracting less media interest than Scotland and Northern Ireland, Wales is a particular case. In this post, Dr Ruth […]
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Media Policy Project
He was with the crew near the seat of the Judge of Peace to show that for the parking of cars and motorcycles one has to pay off unauthorized persons On April 11, 2017, during the filming of a television service on abusive parking in Marano di Napoli, near the offices of the Judge of
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
At a time when the media is going through a crisis of trust, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced the the launch of a new newsgathering initiative called Wikitribune. Jane B. Singer, Professor of Journalism Innovation at City, University of London argues that the collaborative openness pioneered by Wikipedia could indeed work well for news. For an alternative view on the potential […]
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Media Policy Project
The improvement of twenty positions in one year motivated by imprecise and incorrect data. Used a non-scientific method. Ossigeno’s doubts Ossigeno regards the 52nd place assigned to Italy in the standings published in the Report on Freedom of Press 2016 by Reporters Sans Frontieres to be wrong for various reasons. The report indicates an improvement
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The e-mail inboxes have been emptied out and incoming messages redirected. Requested the action from the Post Police The weekly Corriere della Calabria (read) reported that in the night between Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 April 2017 the emails of the news room and of six journalists were violated by unknown hackers who cleared the
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
