Public Service Media supporting production in the EU Wednesday 16 November 2016 - Infographic

How much do Public Service Media (PSM) invest in content production compared to private actors? In which sort of contents do they invest? An infographic by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 

MAVISE Database on TV and on-demand audiovisual services in Europe - Datasets

MAVISE is the database of audiovisual services available in Europe, maintained by the European Audiovisual Observatory

Call for Papers: Competition, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Digital Markets - Opportunities

The Annual Scientific Seminar on Competition, Regulation and Freedom of Expression in Digital Markets promoted, among the others, by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, welcomes paper proposals on frontier research in electronic communications, internet and media

Wikipedia 'edit-a-thon' seeks to boost contents on media freedom and pluralism - Article

An edit-a-thon will take place in Belgrade on November 21st 2016 to boost the availability of accurate knowledge on media freedom in the largest open encyclopedia worldwide

European Press Prize nominations - Opportunities

The European Press Prize will welcome entries for the 2017 edition from the 1st of November until the 16th of December. 

Shut up or I'll sue you! The Effects of the Laws on Libel in Italy - Reports

Ossigeno per l’Informazione marked the International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists by releasing a new publication focusing on the effects of libel laws in Italy

Whistleblowers need EU protection - Campaigns

It is high time for legislation on EU-wide whistleblower protection

Whistleblowing - Prof. Dirk Voorhoof at #ECPMF2016 Conference - HTML5 video

A detailed academic and practical insight by Professor Voorhoof into the case law of the ECtHR concerning access to information, protection of leaks, whistleblowing and journalists.

Panama Papers - Kristof Clerix at #ECPMF2016 Conference - HTML5 video

During the ECPMF Media Freedom Conference 2016 Kristof Clerix, journalists atKnack and ICIJ, spoke about the source protection in whistleblowing cases with a particular focus on Panama Papers

Media, Conflict and Democratisation (MeCoDEM) - Stakeholders

The project ‘Media, Conflict and Democratisation ’ investigates the role of traditional media and ICTs in conflicts that accompany and follow transitions from authoritarian rule to more democratic forms of government.

The project si funded by the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme until 2017, and it is coordinated by the School of Media and Communication at the University of Leeds.

The project will investigate the interplay between media and democratisation conflicts in four countries: Serbia, Egypt, Kenya and South Africa.