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Mainstream media in Turkey are heavily restricted, with Freedom House categorising the Turkish media as ‘not free’ and Reporters Without Borders (RSF) ranking Turkey 154th out of 180 countries in its 2017 World Press Freedom Index. 150 media outlets have been shut down, and mass trials are being held under the state of emergency launched after the failed 2016 coup. Following […]
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Media Policy Project
Deadline: 15.11.2018 Reuters steps up search for the next generation of photojournalists with latest round of its grant program Photojournalism grants will help young photojournalists tell original human stories from around the world Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, today announced the return of its photojournalism grant program, which seeks […]
The post Call for applicants for photojournalism grants competition appeared first on European Youth Press.
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European Youth Press
Deadline: 11.10.2018 Ready to kick-start your travel photography career? We’re looking for one aspiring travel photographer to go on an all-expenses-paid assignment to Morocco to capture the colorful nation’s people, culture and landscapes under the mentorship of world-renowned travel photographer, Richard I’Anson. Eligibility Criteria: This Program is open to residents of […]
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European Youth Press
The next European Parliament elections are due to be held in late May 2019. Among fears of a populist wave and of foreign interference, the European Commission has been looking at potential options for regulation of online political advertising and disinformation. Sofia Karttunen, European Affairs Officer at the European Association of Communication Agencies, looks here at different ways to approach […]
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Media Policy Project
A commentary by Iris Rohmann
Iris Rohmann, winner of the German Reporter Forum’s Daphne Caruana Galizia grant, is travelling between Germany and Malta to investigate the circumstances of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder. This is her update after a week of talks with citizens, journalists and activists in Malta.
Boarded up and closed off, the makeshift Daphne Caruana Galizia memorial in Valletta (photo: Iris Rohmann)
In the aftermath of the Daphne Caruana Galizia murder on October 16, 2017, people started to put flowers, candles and notes at the foot of the Grand Siege Memorial in Valletta to commemorate the journalist. Since…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The Information Commissioner’s Office’s consultation on an age appropriate design code for information society services, (a requirement of the Data Protection Act 2018 which supports and supplements the implementation of the GDPR) is open for submissions until September 19. The code will provide guidance on the design standards that the Information Commissioner will expect providers of online services, which process personal data and are likely […]
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Media Policy Project
In the evening of September 13, 2018 IJ4EU grantees and journalists Dimitar Stoyanov of Bivol and Attila Biro of Rise Romania were arrested in Bulgaria where they are investigating EU funds fraud. 5 questions to the Atanas Tchobanov, editor-in-chief of Bivol.bg.
Former ECPMF Journalist-in-Residence Dimitar Stoyanov (r) and his colleague Attila Biro were arrested when they tried to prevent the destruction of files in an EU funds fraud investigation (copyright: Bivol/NDR/Zapp)
What happened?
Atanas Tchobanov: Dimitar Stoyanov from Bivol.bg and Attila Biro from Rise Romania were working on a massive EU funds fraud case. The first part of the investigation was published Wednesday morning here:…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
In the evening of September 13, 2018 IJ4EU grantees and journalists Dimitar Stoyanov of Bivol and Attila Biro of Rise Romania were arrested in Bulgaria where they are investigating EU funds fraud. 5 questions to the Atanas Tchobanov, editor-in-chief of Bivol.bg.
Former ECPMF Journalist-in-Residence Dimitar Stoyanov (r) and his colleague Attila Biro were arrested when they tried to prevent the destruction of files in an EU funds fraud investigation (copyright: Bivol/NDR/Zapp)
What happened?
Atanas Tchobanov: Dimitar Stoyanov from Bivol.bg and Attila Biro from Rise Romania were working on a massive EU funds fraud case. The first part of the investigation was published Wednesday morning here:…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Jane Whyatt
Strong views and heated debate greeted the new EU Copyright Directive. Journalists, publishers, musicians and film-makers are celebrating. But internet libertarians and Big Tech giants on the other hand denounce the new measure, and especially Clause 13, as a so-called “censorship machine“.
On September 12th, 2018 the EU parliament decided on a new copyright directive (photo: EP)
The vote was decisive: 438 for, 226 against and 39 abstentions at the plenary session in Strasbourg, France.
On the morning of the vote, French daily Le Soir took a stand in favour of copyright. Its front page contained a large blank space,…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
By Jane Whyatt
MEPs have voted for an Article 7 procedure against Hungary because of human rights abuses including political interference in press and media freedom.
Judith Sargentini MEP. Photo: Screenshot from EP livestream
At the European Parliament’s September 2018 plenary session in Strasbourg, France, Rapporteur Judith Sargentini MEP (Green Party, Netherlands) presented the results of her fact-finding trip to Hungary, mandated by the EU Commission. It is a catalogue of criticisms.
Responding after the vote, Judith Sargentini said on Twitter:
I am so proud that my Hungary report has the support of the European Parliament, but this is foremost about the rights of…
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European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)