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Top court rewards Romanian journalist for publishing leaked military files

By Emil Weber The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgement on June 26thprotecting an investigative journalist’s right to access, distribute and discuss leaked military files related to the activities of a Romanian unit in Afghanistan.    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0) The leak concerned 2002-2003 military operations by the unit, deployed as part of the NATO contingent. According to the Romanian authorities, journalist Marian Gîrleanu had downloaded the files into his computer in 2005, had verified its authenticity and had distributed it to other journalists.   The…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Top court rewards Romanian journalist for publishing leaked military files

By Emil Weber The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgement on June 26thprotecting an investigative journalist’s right to access, distribute and discuss leaked military files related to the activities of a Romanian unit in Afghanistan.    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0) The leak concerned 2002-2003 military operations by the unit, deployed as part of the NATO contingent. According to the Romanian authorities, journalist Marian Gîrleanu had downloaded the files into his computer in 2005, had verified its authenticity and had distributed it to other journalists.   The…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Top court rewards Romanian journalist for publishing leaked military files

By Emil Weber The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a judgement on June 26thprotecting an investigative journalist’s right to access, distribute and discuss leaked military files related to the activities of a Romanian unit in Afghanistan.    The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg (photo: Nicoleon, Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, CC BY-SA 4.0) The leak concerned 2002-2003 military operations by the unit, deployed as part of the NATO contingent. According to the Romanian authorities, journalist Marian Gîrleanu had downloaded the files into his computer in 2005, had verified its authenticity and had distributed it to other journalists.   The…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Be the 1 out of 5 who will join the international dream team of changemakers!

Will you be the one that will take a lead and the rest will follow? Will your ideas change the way media are REpresenting migration issues and challenge politicians WHO manipulate people’s fears and use hate speech? Apply now and participate in “Voice4Migrants” strategic planning workshop in which you will create a work plan for an international group consisting of […] The post Be the 1 out of 5 who will join the international dream team of changemakers! appeared first on European Youth Press.

Source: European Youth Press

LSE Experts on the Truth, Trust and Technology Commission (T3): Dr Nick Anstead

As part of a series of interviews with LSE Faculty on themes related to the LSE Truth, Trust and Technology Commission (T3) being run by the Media Policy Project, Dr Nick Anstead, Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communications, talks to LSE MSc student Claudia Cohen about political communications and data-driven politics. Dr Anstead is leading the online political communications strand of the T3 Commission. CC: […]

Source: Media Policy Project

The European Parliament’s Hearing on Cambridge Analytica and Facebook #1: (and in the blue corner…)

In the first of three blogs for the Media Policy Project, Brussels-based policy analyst Pascal Crowe reports from the European Parliament on the first of three scheduled hearings about the Facebook/Cambridge Analytica case.  2018 has been an annus horribilis for tech in general, and Facebook in particular. The scandal surrounding Cambridge Analytica, Facebook and the UK referendum about whether or not to […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Turkey elections: OSCE report finds undue advantage, including in media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his election win on Sunday. On Monday, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) presented its ODIHR report of the election observation mission. Turkey after the elections (photo: Emrah Gürel/dpa) "Voters had a genuine choice in the Turkish elections," opens the report by international observers, published after a press conference on June 25, 2018, one day after the snap elections in Turkey. "But the conditions for campaigning were not equal, with the incumbent president and ruling party enjoying an undue advantage, including in excessive coverage by government-affiliated public and private…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Turkey elections: OSCE report finds undue advantage, including in media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his election win on Sunday. On Monday, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) presented its ODIHR report of the election observation mission. Turkey after the elections (photo: Emrah Gürel/dpa) "Voters had a genuine choice in the Turkish elections," opens the report by international observers, published after a press conference on June 25, 2018, one day after the snap elections in Turkey. "But the conditions for campaigning were not equal, with the incumbent president and ruling party enjoying an undue advantage, including in excessive coverage by government-affiliated public and private…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Turkey elections: OSCE report finds undue advantage, including in media

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is taking on extensive new executive powers following his election win on Sunday. On Monday, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) presented its ODIHR report of the election observation mission. Turkey after the elections (photo: Emrah Gürel/dpa) "Voters had a genuine choice in the Turkish elections," opens the report by international observers, published after a press conference on June 25, 2018, one day after the snap elections in Turkey. "But the conditions for campaigning were not equal, with the incumbent president and ruling party enjoying an undue advantage, including in excessive coverage by government-affiliated public and private…

Source: European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)

Using artificial intelligence in news intelligently: towards responsible algorithmic journalism

News organisations all across Europe are facing the same challenge: how to make use of artificial intelligence in a way that saves costs and increases users’ experience, without compromising on quality or the provision of diverse and relevant news. In order to share knowledge about the optimal use of data and algorithmic news recommendations, M.Z. van Drunen (University of Amsterdam), […]

Source: Media Policy Project
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