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Call for facilitators: “United youth against violent extremism in Europe”

“United youth against violent extremism in Europe”; European Youth Centre Budapest; 1st Study Session: 24th-28th April 2017; 2nd Study Session: 11th-15th... The post Call for facilitators: “United youth against violent extremism in Europe” appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for participants: “United youth against violent extremism in Europe”

“United youth against violent extremism in Europe”; European Youth Centre Budapest; 1st Study Session: 24th-28th April 2017; 2nd Study Session: 11th-15th... The post Call for participants: “United youth against violent extremism in Europe” appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Hoaxes and post-truth. And if we were to discuss them in a conference?

Journalists, politicians, editors and those in government have a duty to formulate and compare concrete proposals for evaluating the responsibility and the correct practices of the media Also we at Ossigeno per l’Informazione, at the start of this new year, are motivated by good intentions and by an interest in the freedom of expression and

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Bosnia and Herzegovina, journalists under attack

Also in 2016, physical attacks, threats, and serious limitations have made the life of journalists in Bosnia and Herzegovina increasingly difficult

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News

IFJ. New insurance scheme for journalists in danger

Offered on weeks basis. Cover risky assignments in dangerous areas in every country. Insurance cover start  from €12 per week Brussels, 17 January 2017. –  The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has joined forces with a major insurance company to unveil a new cost-effective insurance scheme covering all media workers without restriction in any region of the world – including

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Strasbourg. Dialogue ECtHR – media freedom community

Organized on 24 March 2017 by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom, supported by the Council of Europe and in cooperation with its partners Theme of  the conference is: “Promoting dialogue between the ECtHR and the media freedom community”. The event takes place on 24 of March 2017 at the Council of Europe’s

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Press regulation: three reasons why a 30 year old campaign must continue

A government consultation on press regulation which asked for views on whether to commence Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013, and whether or not to proceed with Leveson Part 2, closed last week. Steven Barnett, Professor of Communication at the University of Westminster, argues that it is important to take a longer term perspective on the issue […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Call for Brussels Correspondent

Deadline: 10 February 2017 Telegraph Media Group is currently recruiting for the position of Brussels Correspondent. As the Brussels Correspondent, you will play a key role in the Telegraph’s coverage of Brexit, the EU and Europe.   You will work principally from Brussels and Strasbourg, overseen by the foreign desk but keeping close contact with […] The post Call for Brussels Correspondent appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

Serbia: the moral damage of the Interior Minister

Interior Minister Nebojša Stefanović sued the weekly NIN and won the case for moral damages as a result of a cover dedicated to Savamala scandal

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News

A Greek newspaper publisher and its director charged with libel

On 10 January, Greek police arrested the publisher and the director of Parapolitika newspaper, Giannis Kourtakis and Panayiotis Tzenos, following a lawsuit filed against them for libel and attempted extortion by Greek defense minister Panos Kammenos

Source: Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso - ECPMF News