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Call for intern at Democracy Reporting International

Deadline: 5 March 2018 Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. Democracy Reporting International promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions world-wide. DRI is currently recruiting an intern (m/f) for its Berlin headquarters to support DRI’s work in Middle East and […] The post Call for intern at Democracy Reporting International appeared first on European Youth Press.

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Call for entries for EYE photo contest

Deadline: 22 April 2018   Take part in Parliament’s Instagram photo contest for the chance to win a place at the 2018 European Youth Event (EYE) in Strasbourg. If you want a chance to participate in this year’s European Youth Event on 1-2 June, get snapping and share your photos with us on Instagram. The […] The post Call for entries for EYE photo contest appeared first on European Youth Press.

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Call for applicants for Masterclass in Data Journalism

Let’s take data journalism and computer-assisted reporting (CAR) to the next level. Join our upcoming Master Class in Data Journalism 2018. There is still much to explore in the field of data and journalism. Learn new skills and use them with us in cross-border projects. Apply now! The Interlink Academy for International Dialog and Journalism […] The post Call for applicants for Masterclass in Data Journalism appeared first on European Youth Press.

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Il Gazzettino di Sicilia victim of hackers for 12 days

From 25 january to 6 february 2018 the site has been repeatedly put offline. The most significant episode occurred on January 27, on the occasion of the Day of Memory. The editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Angelo Scuteri, made public the attack on 6 February, denouncing what happened at a press conference organized at the headquarters

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

T. Imerese. To trial the three authors of threats the journalist Spallino

He had written that two of them are involved in a judicial inquiry. The correspondent of the Giornale di Sicilia and the Ordine dei Giornalisti di Sicilia are also plaintiffs The trial against Nicola and Giuliano Ficile and Veronica Arata began on February 14, 2018 at the court of Termini Imerese (in the province of

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Mafia and information. Mp Rosi Bindi, bosses can’t stand reporters

This passage is taken from the final report by the MP Rosi Bindi, president of the Parliamentary Anti-Mafia Commission, presented on 22 February 2018 at Palazzo Madama The mafias can’t stand the work of reporters who dig into their affairs and make their criminal plots known to the public. An information with a straight back,

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Journalists. 29 threats verified by Ossigeno in january 2018

The Observatory has verified 12 episodes and has published 46 posts that have had 30 thousand views on Twitter and 422 thousand on Facebook In January 2018 Ossigeno per l’Informazione published the names of 29 journalists and other information workers affected in Italy in the course of 12 serious and unjustifiable attacks committed to intimidate

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Journalists are wary as Slovak government declares investigation of Ján Kuciak murder a priority

By Emil Weber Journalists in Slovakia are doubtful as to whether there will be an independent investigation of the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak, despite Prime Minister Robert Fico declaring it his priority. The slain journalist’s recent investigations and writings did involve the names of associates of current top Slovak government officials. The aktuality.sk offices where Ján Kuciak was working (photo: Flutura Kusari/ ECPMF) Twenty-seven-year-old Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová were discovered shot dead at their home in the town of Vel’ka Mača, East of Bratislava, on 25 February, 2018. The police had been alerted by Kušnírová’s family after they failed…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Italy. The most dangerous news. January 2018

This monthly summary of the attacks upon media workers in Italy is prepared by Ossigeno per l’Informazione for the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) in Leipzig with the support of the European Union 29 victims in January 2018 In January 2018 Ossigeno per l’Informazione published the names of 29 individuals comprising journalists

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione

Italy. The most dangerous news. January 2018

This monthly summary of the attacks upon media workers in Italy is prepared by Ossigeno per l’Informazione for the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) in Leipzig with the support of the European Union 29 victims in January 2018 In January 2018 Ossigeno per l’Informazione published the names of 29 individuals comprising journalists

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione