Investigative journalism: new comparative study on legal regulations across Europe
As part of the work of ECPMF, its consortium partner EMR, the Institute of European Media Law, has conducted a study on the state of press and media freedom in Europe. It describes and analyses media freedom at the European and at the national level, and compares the different legal frameworks that are relevant for investigative journalism, for example state and trade secrets, surveillance and secret recording. Countries included in the study rank from shining examples of press freedom like Finland to highly-criticised Turkey.
On the basis of this extensive analysis, the report identifies the need for improvement and provides…
