NECSUS European Journal of Media Studies - Call for submission - Opportunities

NECSUS European Journal of Media Studies invites contributions for the Autumn 2016 special section on the relation between the question of home and the media, both in light of the migration crisis and in a more broad historical and theoretical perspective 

Doing Journalism with Data: First Steps, Skills and Tools - Training

Comprising of video lectures, tutorials, assignments, readings and discussion forums, this course hosted by Learno.net is an introduction to data journalism

Countering Online Abuse of Female Journalists - Reports

Female journalists and bloggers throughout the globe are disproportionally facing gender-related threats, harassment, and intimidation on the Internet compared to their male colleagues. The OSCE addresses this new challenge to freedom of expression and digital rights

Access Info Europe: Accessing companies registers #3 Tuesday 02 February 2016 - Infographic

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Access Info Europe: Accessing companies registers #2 Tuesday 02 February 2016 - Infographic

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Access Info Europe: Accessing companies registers #1 Tuesday 02 February 2016 - Infographic

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Journalismfund.eu - Support Centres

Journalismfund.eu is an international NGO seated in Belgium and operating Europe - wide. Beside providing financial support to staff or freelance journalists for conducting research for an investigative journalism project, Journalismfund.eu provides advocacy support to staff and freelance journalists, editors, media outlets as well as civic bloggers.

Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom - Stakeholders

The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) is a project co-financed by the European Union in the framework of the European Commission’s on-going effort to improve the protection of media pluralism and media freedom in Europe.

The Centre is headed by Professor Pier Luigi Parcu and its residential team  is composed of experts in the following areas: legal studies, new media policies, media markets and economics,  political science and political communications. It is also supported by a Group of Experts. The centre headquarters are in Fiesole (Florence). 

The aim of the EUI Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom is to enhance the awareness of the importance of freedom and pluralism of the media, to contribute to its protection and promotion and to develop new ideas among academics, policy makers, regulators, market stakeholders, journalists, and all other directly involved professionals who take part in the public debate.

The Centre carries out four specific activities:

• Research
• Debate
• Training
• Dissemination of results and outcomes

Journalism Prize Marco Luchetta - Opportunities

Applications are open until April 5^th 2016, for the Journalism Prize Marco Luchetta. The Journalism Prize Marco Luchetta honours the memory of Marco Luchetta, Alessandro Ota and Dario D'Angelo, Italian journalists killed in Mostar in 1994 while filming a special report to propose Balkan war child victims as nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Media in Turkey in Last Three Months of 2015 - You Name the Title Friday 29 January 2016 - Infographic

account of the number of media professional against which judicial action have been initiated in the period considered; data are presented about journalists imprisoned, threats against journalists and media