Balancing Act: Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values


28/09/2015

The Committee to Protect Journalists presents its report on the challenges faced by the European Union is in keeping up to its role as a global leader in press freedom.

The European Union is struggling to balance its ideals as a global leader in press freedom with its member states’ criminal defamation and blasphemy laws and counterterrorism measures. Despite an outward commitment to press freedom, in many cases the EU lacks a robust mechanism to hold member states accountable when they renege on their commitments. This short video presents the 2015 report by CPJ Balancing Act: Press freedom at risk as EU struggles to match action with values

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