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Venice Mayor meets unions and leaves a reporter outside the door

Order and Assostampa: we demand more respect for our work. Vera Mantengoli (Nuova Venezia) says: it is an unpleasant show of force The journalist Vera Mantengoli, collaborator of the Nuova Venezia was unable to attend a meeting between the mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, and a union delegation of municipal employees, nor could she access

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Messina. Prefect and Order of journalists Sicily: protection for two threatened journalists

Gisella Cicciò and Rosaria Brancato denounced Web threats. Police is investigating. Tension in the city over the scandal of attendance fees in the City Council The proposal to adopt protective measures for two journalists, Gisella Cicciò of La Gazzetta del Sud and Rosaria Brancato of Tempostretto, “so that they can continue to exercise their work

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Seregno. Former Mayor wishes death to blogger? For Pm is “daily vocabulary”

With this reason the public prosecutor asks to file a complaint against Giacinto Mariani, former mayor of Seregno (Monza-Brianza) who for years has been colliding with  Insult publicly the bloggers who criticize you, call them “animals, bandits, thieves and disgusting beings”, wish death to them and their publications is nothing more than “venting”, is part

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Defamation. Prison for journalists. Supreme Court: Trial must be redone

Liborio La Mattina and Emiliano Rozzino of La Voce del Canavese were convicted in 2014 in Turin for two articles on the building boom in Chivasso On November 6, 2015, the Supreme Court has annulled, referring to another section, the sentence for defamation handed down by the Court of Appeal of Turin against Emiliano Rozzino

Source: Ossigeno Informazione » O2 in English

Call for : Journalists interested in researching public policy and political affairs at Harvard

Journalists with at least five years of experience who are interested in sharing, expanding and researching public policy and political affairs can apply for this fellowship.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for : Journalists interested in culinary and willing to work in Paris

50 Grammes is a culinary website that attracts more than 10 million visitors per month. 750 Grammes publishes a food magazine in printed form, offers mobile apps, has a cooking studio, organizes events and will soon

Source: European Youth Press

Call for : Journalists with media projects to be funded

Media organizations working in the areas of media, youth, women, democratization, community development, and rule of law and human rights are eligible. Projects that are two years long are accepted.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for : Journalists who do investigative reporting on bribery cases

Are you a print reporter, citizen journalist and blogger who previously covered bribery cases? If so you can compete for a journalism prize.

Source: European Youth Press

Call for : Journalists interested in Fellowships on specialized reporting

The University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs invites specialists who have a graduate or professional degree or a few years’ work experience to apply for a Fellowship in Global Journalism. Professionals in any field who wish to cover their specialty as full-time or part-time

Source: European Youth Press

Call for : Journalists with Native English or German for paid internship at Deutsche Welle

Deutsche Welle (DW) is Germany’s international broadcaster. DW is known for its in-depth, reliable news and information and promotes exchange and understanding between the world’s cultures and people. DW has developed television lineups in English, German, Spanish and Arabic, online content is available in 30 languages and radio programs are produced for Africa.

Source: European Youth Press