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by ECPMF staff
Blockchain, the method behind the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, allows for the transfer of data in a safe way without any central control point (like banks are for money). It might also pave new ways for journalism.
ECPMF chair Henrik Kaufholz participated in a recent blockchain-related meeting among journalists and IT professionals in Madrid. From left to right: Carlos Kuchkovsky, CTO New Digital Business at BBVA; Ángel Hernández, CTO Security & Blockchain IBM; Astyanax Kanakakus, CEO & co-founder Norbloc; Mario de la Iglesia, translator; Henrik Kaufholz; Úrsula O'Kuinghttons, journalist & co-founder OléChain; Alberto Gómez Toribio, CTO Blockchain Barrabes Biz; Alberto…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Deadline: 14 February 2017 Graduate students and undergraduates can apply for a grant. The Alexia Foundation seeks applicants for its student photography grants, which aim to help photographers produce substantial picture stories that further the foundation’s goals of promoting world peace and cultural understanding. Applicants must submit a concise, focused and meaningful story proposal, demonstrating the ability […]
The post Call for applicants for photojournalism grant appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
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 Monitoring: verified cases of probable threats, deemed credible In January 2017, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has verified 104 cases of probable threats,
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union Monitoring: verified cases of probable threats, deemed credible In January 2017, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has verified 104 cases of probable threats,
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english – Ossigeno Informazione
The case against Marilù Mastrogiovanni was promoted in 2006 by the publisher Paolo Pagliaro for an article on Il Tacco d’Italia After eleven long years since the act of citation, dated January 25, 2006, the Civil Court of Lecce rejected the claim for damages for defamation advanced by the publisher Paolo Pagliaro, legal representative of
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
The attack on the columnist Tommaso Ciriaco for venting an alliance between the government the M5S, the Northern League and FDI. The FNSI has protested against sentences from MP Di Battista “There is a room in the offices of the daily La Repubblica where for some time works have been under way with a precise
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O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
An interview to Barbara Matejcic, freelance journalist in Croatia
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
An interview to Rudina Hoxha, Editor, FOLLOW BUSINESS ALBANIA
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Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News
by Ana Ribeiro
In actively putting in mechanisms to quash hate speech in the public sphere, the European Commission (EC) is now funding campaigns by media organisations to educate journalists on how to build a fairer, more ethical narrative on different groups in light of the refugee crisis.
The European Commission is partnering with media organisations in combatting hate speech via grants dedicated to the purpose. Photo: public domain
The EC selected nine projects in 2016 to share a budget of more than €4.8 million, according to the list of grantees it released last July. All involve entities from multiple European…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Social networking is one of the most popular online activities, used by 73% of online adults in the UK, according to Ofcom, and there have been concerns raised about the kind of power that this puts in the hands of tech companies like Facebook. Jelena Dzakula, a researcher here at the Media Policy Project and a lecturer at the University […]
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Media Policy Project
