#iComment: Journalism organisations join EU fight against hate speech
by Ana Ribeiro
In actively putting in mechanisms to quash hate speech in the public sphere, the European Commission (EC) is now funding campaigns by media organisations to educate journalists on how to build a fairer, more ethical narrative on different groups in light of the refugee crisis.
The European Commission is partnering with media organisations in combatting hate speech via grants dedicated to the purpose. Photo: public domain
The EC selected nine projects in 2016 to share a budget of more than €4.8 million, according to the list of grantees it released last July. All involve entities from multiple European…
