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The European Youth Press (EYP), network of young media makers, is seeking minimum one (1) and maximum four (4) new members as well as a Treasurer to join the Executive Board for the 2016/2018-mandate period. The elections will take place at the General Assembly of the European Youth Press on 19–20 November 2016 in Berlin, Germany.
The post Call for board members of the European Youth Press appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
The European Federation of Journalists has called for the immediate release of detained Macedonian freelance journalist Zoran Bozinovski which is on day 9 of hunger strike
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Nineteen intimidations against journalists this week in Italy Nineteen. So many where in Italy within the week 15 -21 September 2016 the victims of violations of freedom of expression through threats and abuses of Law and judicial proceeding which names Ossigeno added to the Public table of the names of victims that includs journalists, bloggers and operators intimidated. Since January 1,
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
by Pauline Betche
Media is touted as the check on politicians, public processes and discourses. Being confronted with this high position of functioning as the “fourth estate”, conscientious and professional journalists should report correctly. But in our digital age, this role isn’t always played well.
Fact-checkers have agreed on code of principles to make their work transparent. (Photo and art: ECPMF)
The Internet represents both instigation of inaccuracy and the combat against it. Today’s speed-driven journalism demands finding the balance between informing people as soon as possible and research and appropriately checking one’s facts. The use of quotation…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
After 538 days in prison, Azeri investigative journalist Kahdija Ismayilova was freed, but is still facing a probation sentence and a travel ban. The legal actions against the journalists are widely seen as politically motivated. ECPMF supports her case.
Khadija Ismayilova (photo:Lisoynizami, Xədicə İsmayılova 1, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Khadija Ismayilova, renowned investigative journalist for the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, is an example for the global media freedom community. The journalist is known for her deep investigations covering corruption – and critical statements concerning Azerbaijan’s Presidential family. This resulted in…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Ana Ribeiro and Michelle Trimborn
The ECPMF condemns the re-arrest of journalist Ahmet Altan and stresses the importance of fair trials. Altan's case was one of several media-related ones heard in an Istanbul court on a recent morning.
The EFJ and partner organisations witnessed five court hearings related to journalists on 21 September in Istanbul. (Photo: public domain)
Turkish journalist and author Ahmet Altan had been released on 22 September after 12 days in detention. He was put back in jail the very next day. Like a mass of other journalists, Altan was arrested for alleged connections…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, in a letter to President Petro Poroshenko, expresses concern about the safety of journalists in Ukraine
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
This Alberto Spampinato’s point of view on behalf of “Ossigeno per l’ Informazione” was taken by Peter Cecioni to the OSCE Civil Society Expert Workshop 2016 on Freedom of Expression held in Almaty, Kazakistan, last 12-14 September In recent years has been widely shared by experts the diagnosis according to which the space of freedom
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
On Monday September 26 2016 the CULT committee of the European Parliament will hold a hearing on the Audiovisual Media Services review. In its legislative proposal of May this year, the European Commission proposed introducing an obligation for Member States to guarantee the independence of their media regulators (specifying a number of independence requirements). The draft report of the CULT […]
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Media Policy Project
On Spetember 20th, the first hearing was held at Istanbul court of justice against 4 journalists prosecuted for participating in a solidarity campaign with the newspaper Özgür Gündem
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
