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This monthly review of acts of intimidation in Italy is produced by Ossigeno per l’Informazione for the European Center for Freedom of Information and Press in Leipzig (ECPMF) with the support of the European Union In November 2017 Ossigeno per l’Informazione achieved an important milestone which demonstrates the incisiveness of its pluriannual activity of information
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
This monthly review of acts of intimidation in Italy is produced by Ossigeno per l’Informazione for the European Center for Freedom of Information and Press in Leipzig (ECPMF) with the support of the European Union In November 2017 Ossigeno per l’Informazione achieved an important milestone which demonstrates the incisiveness of its pluriannual activity of information
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english – Ossigeno Informazione
This monthly review of acts of intimidation in Italy is produced by Ossigeno per l’Informazione for the European Center for Freedom of Information and Press in Leipzig (ECPMF) with the support of the European Union In November 2017 Ossigeno per l’Informazione achieved an important milestone which demonstrates the incisiveness of its pluriannual activity of information
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
There are no easy solutions to ‘fake news’ or misinformation. They are symptoms of systemic problems. Journalists should challenge them with humility, writes Charlie Beckett (LSE): by looking at how they work, becoming more open about how they source and produce stories, and more emotionally literate about how people feel about and socialise the information they consume. ‘Fake news’ is a real […]
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Media Policy Project
In view of the next edition of the European Youth Event (EYE2018), the European Parliament is launching an idea competition to find new ways to connect with young citizens. If you have ideas about this topic, take part in the competition! From the rise of nationalist movements to a reshape of its borders, it’s […]
The post Europe Calling – idea competition @EYE2018 appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
This article was first published by EFJ
Greek journalists’ union ESIEMTH and two municipal media offices attacked by intruders in Thessaloniki.
ESIEMTH office in Thessaloniki after the attack (photo: ESIEMTH)
The ECPMF joins the European and International Federation of Journalists (EFJ/IFJ) in condemning the attacks that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece on the 20th and 21st of December 2017, against the Journalists' Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers (ESIEMTH) as well as two municipal media.
Thursday at noon, the ESIEMTH headquarters were attacked by around ten hooded assailants. Staff were threatened and asked not to move as the intruders said that "an intervention [was] about to take place". The…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Steven M Ellis (This article was first published in the British Journalism Review)
Amid increasing repression, international groups can play a vital role in fighting the state’s attack on media freedom.
Scene at the first "Cumhuriyet" trial in July 2017 (By Murat Başol)
International groups have expended a lot of energy in recent years to combat the deterioration of press freedom in Turkey, but it can be difficult to see progress. Turkey’s media were never completely free, but in recent years independent journalists had come under tremendous pressure from the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan – even before the July 2016…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
There could be no better gift for those involved in youth online safety worldwide than Unicef’s just-released State of the World’s Children…in a Digital World, writes Anne Collier. Unicef’s report brings together the latest research, stories and commentaries from multiple international perspectives, including – to its credit – those of young people in 26 countries. In addition to their views and […]
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Media Policy Project
Serbia has a unique, gold-standard law – whistleblowers themselves have contributed to its drafting. There are, however, inconsistencies in its application
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
Offshore firm Appleby, company at the core of the story of the Paradise Papers, has launched breach-of-confidence proceedings against the Guardian and the BBC.
Paradise Papers - legal action against investigative journalism
In the aftermath of the latest joint investigation of 96 news outlets, called Paradise Papers, offshore company Appleby has taken legal action against two British news organisations, the BBC and The Guardian. Appleby, company at the core of the story, has launched breach-of-confidence proceedings as well as demanding the disclosure of any of the leaked 6 million Appleby documents that informed the reporting on tax dodges used by individuals…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
