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Call for: Journalists with great behind the scenes stories

Landed an interview with the Prime Minister of your country? Tell us how! Researching your sources got you in a spot of trouble?

Source: European Youth Press

Call for: Journalists with great behind the scenes stories

Landed an interview with the Prime Minister of your country? Tell us how! Researching your sources got you in a spot of trouble?

Source: European Youth Press

Call for: Editors, contributors and young journalists

Pandeia is a European youth journalism platform; giving a voice to youth issues and an arena for youth media organisations.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for: Editors, contributors and young journalists

Pandeia is a European youth journalism platform; giving a voice to youth issues and an arena for youth media organisations.

Source: European Youth Press

Corbyn Media Watch: How to Challenge British News Coverage

By Jane WhyattThe English press is under fire from supporters of the new leader of the opposition, Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn. A veteran left-wing MP, he has been accused in newspapers including the Sun and the Daily Mail of extremism, disrespect to the Queen and scruffy appearance. $(document).ready(function() { $(".group1").fancybox({ 'transitionIn' : 'elastic', 'transitionOut' : 'elastic', 'speedIn' : 300, 'speedOut' : 300, 'overlayShow' : true, 'overlayOpacity' : 0, 'overlayColor' : '#fff', 'titlePosition' : 'inside' }); }); Corbyn’s response has been to use social media and email to contact Labour voters, rather than talking to newspaper and TV journalists. Since the latest YouGov survey reveals that the UK media is the most right-wing in Europe, this is a logical move. One of Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters - dubbed ‘Corbynistas’ by…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

’A shameful day’ as Turkish court seizes Zaman-newspapers

by Jane WhyattOn Friday, court officials were granted control of two newspapers that are critical of the Turkish government of President Erdogan. On Sunday, the first issue under new management was published – with the President’s picture on the front page. Press freedom supporters are already making fun of the new Zaman under control of court trustees (Screenshot extra3) Following the court decision on 4 March 2016, crowds gathered outside the headquarters in Istanbul of Zaman and Today’s Zaman. The court decided to appoint trustees to the papers. Jouranlists and readers gathered outside and  waited for them to arrive. The police…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Fava (Anti-mafia) asks for specific aggravated circumstances for threats against journalists

It is one of the assumptions contained in the Report being voted by the Chamber of Deputies that the same Parliamentary Commission could turn into a bill of law A more decisive rule against frivolous lawsuits and aggravating circumstances for the threats and violence aimed at limiting the freedom of the press. These are some

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Dailies. Fiat leaves Rcs. La Stampa and Secolo XIX go with La Repubblica

The ownership structure of the best selling newspapers changes. The publishing concentration around the Group Repubblica-L’Espresso. Pluralism and employment threatened From www.francoabruzzo.it – The letter of intent for the merger of Itedi with the Espresso Group has been signed. The completion of the transaction is scheduled for the first quarter of 2017, upon the withdrawal

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Protection of threatened journalists. Historic vote at the Chamber of Deputies

Approved by unanimous consensus the report of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, which incorporates the data and some proposals by Ossigeno Thursday, March 3, 2016 the Chamber of Deputies approved with 381 votes in favor, that is, with the unanimous consent of those present, the text of the Report of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission “on the

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Algorithmic Accountability, Trustworthiness and the Need to Develop new Frameworks

Farida Vis, Research Fellow in the Information School at the University of Sheffield, investigates the issue of trust in the debate about algorithmic accountability, arguing that we should instead focus on ‘trustworthiness’ and that now is the time for a considered debate about algorithmic governance and accountability frameworks. For 2016 the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year may very […]

Source: Media Policy Project