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         Deadline: 31 July 2017 Applications are now open for the #hostwriterPrize 2017. They accept entries for (1) story pitches and for (2) journalistic pieces that will be published by the end of July. The pitch prize is open to journalists with an excellent idea for a story that would be realised with at least one other colleague.   Story […]
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         Deadline: 5 June 2017 Civil Society Exchange is a programme designed for civil society organizations and civil initiatives from Turkey and Europe. It supports the idea of a unified Europe through cross-border cooperation. We encourage civil society organizations to form and foster partnerships between Turkey and Europe and to work together in those partnerships on capacity […]
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union Key events during the monitored period Monitoring: verified cases of probable threats, deemed credible In March 2017, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has
      
     
                 	                            	                                             	            
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union Key events during the monitored period Monitoring: verified cases of probable threats, deemed credible In March 2017, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has
      
     
                 	                            	                            	            
                                    	            
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union Key events during the monitored period Monitoring: verified 107 cases of probable threats, 26 deemed credible In February 2017, Ossigeno per
      
     
                 	                            	                                             	            
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union Key events during the monitored period Monitoring: verified 107 cases of probable threats, 26 deemed credible In February 2017, Ossigeno per
      
     
                 	                            	                            	            
                                    	            
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         NGO Mladiinfo Montenegro is inviting all youth, aged 18 to 35, to apply for the Summer Camp “Move and Enjoy”.   We provide this opportunity for all young people who are full of positive energy, looking for fun, games and fellowship to spend a memorable week with their peers from all over Europe. The camp […]
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         Internet intermediaries – the social media companies, search engines and internet service providers who supply ways for audiences to find and access online content – are under scrutiny regarding their crucial role in the flow of digital information. Google and Facebook attracted one fifth of global advertising spend in 2016, and concerns have been raised about these companies’ increasing dominance. […]
      
     
                 	                            	                            	            
                                    	            
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         Training. On Tuesday, 6 June in Siena and on Wednesday, June 7, in Livorno, from 9 am to 1 pm, there will be a professional updating course for journalists on the subject of “Correction and defamation. A Positive Practice to Obtain Rights and Duties “, promoted by Ossigeno for Information and the Order of Journalists
      
     
                 	                            	                                             	            
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         by Jane Whyatt and Ana Ribeiro
Leaked documents published in The Guardian (UK) have revealed the rules that Facebook uses for deciding whether to block or take down fake news and hate speech. Simultaneously, the heat is being turned up on social media regulation in general. 
Media freedom campaigners welcome the leak as a move towards greater transparency.
	
	
Aidan White, Director of the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN), comments that the internet giant has grown "eye-wateringly rich" by selling Facebook users' personal details. White says the business model relies on generating the maximum number of likes and clicks, and the success of… 
      
     
                 	                            	                                             	            
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)