ECPMF debate: How reporting on refugees influences media freedom
by Michelle TrimbornHow is the refugee issue covered by media all over Europe? Which problems do journalists face when trying to report on the refugee movement? And which role do the European media play for the refugees themselves? Those and other questions were discussed on 9 June at the Press Club Brussels, where the ECPMF and its partners were inviting journalists and politicians to take part in a public debate on “The truth about refugees – crisis, cover-up and the impact on media freedom”.
Jane Whyatt (right) explaining the situation for journalists in Eastern Germany…