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The ECPMF is concerned about the editorial independence at Forbes magazine Russia. Editors are protesting against their own publisher as they accuse him of removing a critical article from the print version.
Website of Forbes Russia (screenshot)
"Financial Times“, "Moscow Times“ and an ECPMF source report that Forbes Russia is in danger of losing its editorial independence. An investigative article on the business of Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov was removed from the magazine just before it was about to go to press.
Publisher Alexander Fedotov justified the article's removal with the fear of being sued. The staff protested against this measurement accusing Fedotov of…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The ECPMF is concerned about the editorial independence at Forbes magazine Russia. Editors are protesting against their own publisher as they accuse him of removing a critical article from the print version.
Website of Forbes Russia (screenshot)
"Financial Times“, "Moscow Times“ and an ECPMF source report that Forbes Russia is in danger of losing its editorial independence. An investigative article on the business of Dagestani billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov was removed from the magazine just before it was about to go to press.
Publisher Alexander Fedotov justified the article's removal with the fear of being sued. The staff protested against this measurement accusing Fedotov of…
Source:
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
An on-going trial in Rome, following criminal charges initiated by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four of its officials against Italian Insider, may lead to the closure of Italy’s oldest English language newspaper and jail time for its editor-in-chief.
The Italian Insider is considered the oldest English speaking newspaper in Italy (photo: screenshot)
Since 2013, the newspaper ran several stories dealing with cases of potential nepotism, corruption and a strained work atmosphere at FAO, as well as questionable behaviour by personnel outside the organisation.
The trial which started in June 2018, was brought forward by charges from director…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
An on-going trial in Rome, following criminal charges initiated by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four of its officials against Italian Insider, may lead to the closure of Italy’s oldest English language newspaper and jail time for its editor-in-chief.
The Italian Insider is considered the oldest English speaking newspaper in Italy (photo: screenshot)
Since 2013, the newspaper ran several stories dealing with cases of potential nepotism, corruption and a strained work atmosphere at FAO, as well as questionable behaviour by personnel outside the organisation.
The trial which started in June 2018, was brought forward by charges from director…
Source:
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Emil Weber
An on-going trial in Rome, following criminal charges initiated by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and four of its officials against Italian Insider, may lead to the closure of Italy’s oldest English language newspaper and jail time for its editor-in-chief.
The Italian Insider is considered the oldest English speaking newspaper in Italy (photo: screenshot)
Since 2013, the newspaper ran several stories dealing with cases of potential nepotism, corruption and a strained work atmosphere at FAO, as well as questionable behaviour by personnel outside the organisation.
The trial which started in June 2018, was brought forward by charges from director…
Source:
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
How to inform young voters on European Elections: European Youth Media Days 2018 from 16 – 18 October 2018 in Brussels. Innovative, interactive and inspiring to promote dialogue, exchange, learning and networking in media. The European Youth Press invites applicants to become one of the 57 young journalists, aged between 18 and 30, who will […]
The post [Call for participants] European Youth Media Days 2018 – deadline 31 August appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
How to inform young voters on European Elections: European Youth Media Days 2018 from 16 – 18 October 2018 in Brussels. Innovative, interactive and inspiring to promote dialogue, exchange, learning and networking in media. The European Youth Press is looking for 13 young motivated journalists (9 facilitators + 4 organisers) to become part of the […]
The post [Call for team members] European Youth Media Days 2018 – deadline 24 August appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
In the second of three blogs for the Media Policy Project, Brussels-based policy analyst Pascal Crowe reports from the European Parliament on the first of three scheduled hearings about the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica case. The European Parliament’s second of three scheduled hearings about the Facebook/ Cambridge Analytica case got off to an inauspicious start. The draft agenda had promised political heavyweights such as Margrethe […]
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Media Policy Project
Sofia Verza, PhD candidate at the University of Perugia
Following the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a group of European MEPs is calling on the EU Commission to promote an anti-SLAPP EU directive, to counter the attempts at silencing investigative journalism. This is a backgrounder on the so-called SLAPP suits.
Dozens of SLAPP suits were filed against Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia - also after her assassination on 16 October 2017 some are still pending (Jon Borg/ DPA)
The term SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - was coined by Professors George W. Pring and Penelope Canan in their…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Sofia Verza, PhD candidate at the University of Perugia
Following the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, a group of European MEPs is calling on the EU Commission to promote an anti-SLAPP EU directive, to counter the attempts at silencing investigative journalism. This is a backgrounder on the so-called SLAPP suits.
Dozens of SLAPP suits were filed against Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia - also after her assassination on 16 October 2017 some are still pending (Jon Borg/ DPA)
The term SLAPP - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation - was coined by Professors George W. Pring and Penelope Canan in their…
Source:
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
