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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 This month 29 journalists and bloggers have been threatened In July 2016, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has documented threats and acts of
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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 Press and Media Freedom of Leipzig (ECPMF), with the support of the European Union This month 29 journalists and bloggers have been threatened In July 2016, Ossigeno per l’Informazione has documented threats and acts of
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english – Ossigeno Informazione
The Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) is organising the ASEF Journalists’ Workshop on the topic of “Asia-Europe Media Connectivity: Collaborating on Digital Journalism” from 4-7 October 2016 in Madrid, Spain. It is a follow-up event of the 8th ASEF Editors’ Roundtable (ERT8) held in July 2016 in support of the ASEM11. Hosted by Casa Asia, the Workshop is held in partnership with the Ministry […]
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European Youth Press
The Council of Europe has launched a mentoring programme for journalists committed to the inclusion of diversity in media: Div-A – Diversity Accelerator. The Div-A – Diversity Accelerator offers: 1. A team of coaches to help you develop your idea. 2. A network of fellow media moguls from all over Europe that you get to […]
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European Youth Press
by Ana Ribeiro
Adem Grabovci, head of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) in Parliament, has resigned in the midst of a wave of protests in the streets of the capital, Prishtina. Activists are demanding the resignation of all implicated with Grabovci in an alleged corruption scheme the Prishtina-based website Insajderi.com has uncovered.
The online portal Balkan Insight, which has been following the story closely since it broke earlier this month, reports that Grabovci announced his resignation to local media on 16 August:
In order [to] maintain my moral and political responsibility in such matters, and the possibility of an adequate…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
by Ana Ribeiro
Adem Grabovci, the chief in Parliament of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK), was denied a court injunction to stop Insajderi.com from publishing wiretapped conversations revealing alleged misuse of power. He recently resigned in the midst of a wave of protests in the streets of the capital, Prishtina, in which activists have been demanding the resignation of all implicated in the alleged scheme with Grabovci.
The District Court of Prishtina made the decision not to grant the injunction on 12 August. However, the decision was only made public on 23 August.
The online portal Balkan Insight, which has been…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The European Center for Peace and Development University for Peace established by the United Nations – Regional Center for International Postgraduate Studies and Development Researches, Pula, within the ECPD International Program of Transfer of Knowledge System, in cooperation with Istria Region and the City of Pula organizes: YOUTH FORUM PULA CULTURE OF PEACE: MIGRANT CRISIS AND […]
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European Youth Press
by Jan Fučík
Despite lobbying by media organizations, the Parliament of the Czech Republic has adopted an amended law extending the crime of defamation to legal persons. Broadly speaking, the Czech Republic did not abolish the criminalization of defamation for individuals but instead has introduced the criminalization of defamation for legal entities.
The parliament adopted Act no.183/2016 Coll. amending Act no. 418/2011 Coll., on criminal liability of legal persons and proceedings against them, as amended, on 24 May 2016. The new law will come into force on 1 January 2017.
This amendment of the Czech law extends criminal penalties on legal entities…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Professor Oscar H. Gandy, Jr., is Emeritus Professor at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Following a public lecture at LSE titled ‘Surveillance and the Public Sphere: confronting a democratic dilemma’, Catherine Speller interviews Professor Gandy about some of the issues around big data analytics that he raised in his lecture. In your talk at LSE, your focus […]
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Media Policy Project
Deadline: 19 August 2016 The 2016 Nextgen Essay Contest is now open for entries. Each participant is requested to select one of the four important topics and prepare a single essay. This year’s topics to select from are the following: 1. In recent years, new points of contention have continued to emerge between the […]
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