Norwegian Union of Journalists - Support Centres

The Norwegian Union of Journalists (Norsk Journalistlag) is the union representing the people working in the journalism sector in Norway, and it includes the vast majority of them. Besides acting in order to improve its members' working conditions, the union is active in promoting journalism ethics and freedom and in monitoring the state of journalism in Norway and abroad. It provides its members with legal and professional assistance, as well as with several education and grant opportunities. The union also publishes the online magazine Journalisten , devoted to media issues. Contacts to get in touch with the union are nj@nj.no and +47 22 05 39 50. 

King’s College London’s Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power - Stakeholders

Based in the Policy Institute at King’s College London, the King’s College London’s Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power  explores how news provision, political communication, public discourse, civic engagement and media power are changing in the digital age. It does this through rigorous empirical research, and communication of the findings of this research to inform relevant academic and public policy debates and civic society responses, in order to help promote diversity, fairness, transparency and accountability in media and communication.

The Centre has developed from the foundations of the Media Standards Trust, an independent think tank that has been conducting research on issues of media and public policy since 2006, and has been based at the Policy Institute at King’s since September 2013.

The Centre is advised by a range of senior figures from the media and civil society. 

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights' report on freedom of expression and media freedom in Turkey - Reports

Council of Europe Commissioner raises concerns about the serious deterioration of media freedom and freedom of expression for journalists, media outlets, academics and the Turkish society as a whole, especially after the attempted coup of July 15, 2016

Fighting for recognition: Online abuse of women bloggers in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States - Academic Sources

This study argues that democratic potential of social media in democracies remains haphazard because online abuse is not fully recognized as entangling online and offline communication, constituted and constructed through technological, legal, social, and cultural factors. It is based on interviews with 109 bloggers who write about feminisms, family, and/or maternity politics. According to the findings 73.4% had negative experiences due to blogging and/or social media use

Traineeship at Deutsche Welle - Opportunities

Applications are open until February 22, for candidates willing to start their traineeship at Deutsche Welle in September 2017

Defining Defamation: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Protection of Reputation - Legal Resources

Finding an appropriate balance between freedom of expression and the need to protect one’s reputation: this is the aim of these principles on defamation, written by Article 19 over two decades of research and debate

Wiki4MediaFreedom explained in 10 points - Article

On November 21st, OBC Transeuropa organises in Belgrade a writing marathon of Wikipedia entries on press freedom. The initiative is part of a larger project – here it is, in 10 points

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

Portugal: Journalism and Mobile Devices Congress, Nov. 22-23 - Opportunities

Journalism and Mobile Devices Congress will take place at Beira University, Portugal, on November 22-23

Internet users’ preferences for accessing content online - Reports

Flash Eurobarometer 437, carried out in March 2016, focuses on Internet users’ preferences for accessing content online