Call for Applications: Regulating “Hate Speech” in the Media - Opportunities

ARTICLE 19 is inviting applications from representatives of audio-visual media regulatory bodies and press councils from across the European Union to participate in a two-day workshop in London on international legal standards on regulating hate speech in the media

Churnalism on the Rise? Assessing Convergence Effects on Editorial Practices - Academic Sources

Newrooms' excessive reliance on pre-packaged sources of news lowers the quality of information and threatens media pluralism, but it has become a mainstream practice - at least in the case of Greece

2017 Dr. Erhard Busek SEEMO award for better understanding - Opportunities

Call for nominations for the 2017 Dr Erhard Busek-SEEMO Award, for better understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe

ECPMF Conference e-book: Introduction, presentations, and conclusions - Reports

A conference report collecting the materials of the conference "Promoting dialogue between the European Court of Human Rights and the media freedom community" of March 2017

Conference and Call for Papers "Digital intermediaries and media pluralism" - Opportunities

The conference "Digital intermediaries and media pluralism" aims at exploring the way digital intermediaries (search engines, social media, news aggregators, etc) affect media pluralism and diversity

Workshop in London: Reporting on migration and refugees - Training

A workshop on reporting on migrants, refugees and other vulnerable groups on 4-8 September 

Promoting editorial independence in the newsroom - Training

A two-day workshop in Brussels to promote quality journalism through the exchange of best practices among journalists in EU countries, with a specific focus on Southern and Central Eastern Europe

European Journalism Observatory (EJO) - Stakeholders

The European Journalism Observatory (EJO) is a network of independent non-profit media research institutes in 14 countries. The network aims to disseminate research on journalism and global media issues, and to foster professionalism and press freedom.

Among its activities, it provides analysis and articles on contemporary journalism and media research, holds conferences and workshops  and engages in comparative, investigative projects. 

Russia versus the European Court of Human Rights: bad news for online freedom of expression? - Legal Resources

Russia’s unwillingness to give up part of its constitutional sovereignty may prevent the effective intervention of the European Court of Human Rights. An analysis focusing on the country's online regulation

Media coverage of elections: the legal framework in Europe - Reports

The European Audiovisual Observatory examines the regulation of broadcast, print and online media during elections in different Council of Europe member states