Reforming Georgia’s Access to Information Law - Reports

A policy brief analyses the shortcomings of the current Georgian law on access to public information. How do they hinder the proper implementation of the law? Which are the key changes that must be introduced to ensure effective citizens’ access to information in Georgia’s legislation?

A Switzerland of bits, a Safe Haven - Campaigns

A crowdfunding campaign to support International Modern Media Institute: based in Iceland, it is tasked with drafting the best possible laws for a "journalism Safe Haven" in Iceland

European Commission Public consultation on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy' - Opportunities

In the frame of the 2016 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights, the European Commission opens a public consultation on ‘Media Pluralism and Democracy'

Online Journalism Awards - Opportunities

The Online Journalism Awards (OJAs), launched in May 2000 honour excellence in digital journalism around the world. Submission for 2016 OJAs entries is now open and will close on June 3, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. 

Journalism Academy 2016 for journalists from Bosnia Herzegovina - Opportunities

The Association of Journalists of Bosnia Herzegovina invites students of journalism and young journalists (up to 35 years old) from Bosnia and Herzegovina to apply for the Journalist Academy 2016

M100 Young European Journalists Workshop - Opportunities

The M100 Young European Journalists Workshop (M100YEJ) is part of the renowned annual international media conference M100 Sanssouci Colloquium in Potsdam, Germany. In 2016, the workshop will be devoted to the theme of “Investigative Journalism – Purposes, Techniques, and specific Challenges”.

Open Data Barometer Global Report - Reports

The Open Data Barometer analyses the prevalence and impact of Open Data initiatives around the world, providing comparative data on 92 countries

The Imperial Legacies of Television within Europe - Academic Sources

The study gives a postcolonial account of intra-European broadcast regions through industrial collaborations, imperial vestiges, and imperial connections

Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Initiative - Stakeholders

The Columbia University Global Freedom of Expression Initiative  seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on FoE and FoI around the world.

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression was established in 2014 by Columbia University President Lee C. Bollinger , a noted First Amendment scholar, bringing together international experts and activists with the University’s faculty and students to survey, document, and strengthen free expression. Dr. Agnès Callamard, a distinguished human rights advocate and former director of the organization ARTICLE 19, is executive director.

IPI Free Media Pioneer 2016: Medyascope.tv - HTML5 video

As the situation of media freedom in Turkey does not show any signal of improvement, this video by the International Press Institute pays tribute to the platform Medyascope.tv , giving voice to the journalists who contribute to it