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Journalism is not a crime: protest against Erdoğan in London

British, Turkish and European groups joined forces to urge the UK government to raise the issue of press freedom and human rights with President Erdoğan who was in London to meet prime minister Theresa May. Media freedom campaigners protest. Photo: Andy McSmith The purge of critical media and opposition parties by the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan administration has left more than 150 journalists and media workers behind bars, amongst more than 50,000 intellectuals who have been arrested and subjected to show trials. Turkey is considered the biggest jail for journalists in the world. On Tuesday, 15 May, 2018, representatives of ECPMF partner Index on Censorship,…

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

Journalism is not a crime: protest against Erdoğan in London

British, Turkish and European groups joined forces to urge the UK government to raise the issue of press freedom and human rights with President Erdoğan who was in London to meet prime minister Theresa May. Media freedom campaigners protest. Photo: Andy McSmith The purge of critical media and opposition parties by the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan administration has left more than 150 journalists and media workers behind bars, amongst more than 50,000 intellectuals who have been arrested and subjected to show trials. Turkey is considered the biggest jail for journalists in the world. On Tuesday, 15 May, 2018, representatives of ECPMF partner Index on Censorship,…

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

Bulgaria dossier: dangerous entanglements between media, politics and business

By Nicola Pedrazzi, Fazıla Mat and Valentina Vivona, OBCT Bulgaria's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union is coming to an end soon. Its ranking in the press freedom index is the lowest in the EU. This OBCT dossier discusses the reasons for the contiuous decline. On January 11th, 2018, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, mark the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Sofia Last January 1st, Bulgaria took over the 6-month Presidency of the Council of the European…

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

Bulgaria: the EU's worst country when it comes to press freedom

By Nicola Pedrazzi, Fazıla Mat and Valentina Vivona, OBCT Bulgaria's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union is coming to an end soon. Its ranking in the press freedom index is the lowest in the EU. This OBCT dossier discusses the reasons for the contiuous decline. On January 11th, 2018, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, mark the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Sofia (photo: Etienne Ansotte/EU-Kommission/dpa) Last January 1st, Bulgaria took over the 6-month Presidency of the Council…

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

Bulgaria: the EU's worst country when it comes to press freedom

By Nicola Pedrazzi, Fazıla Mat and Valentina Vivona, OBCT Bulgaria's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union is coming to an end soon. Its ranking in the press freedom index is the lowest in the EU. This OBCT dossier discusses the reasons for the contiuous decline. On January 11th, 2018, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, mark the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Sofia (photo: Etienne Ansotte/EU-Kommission/dpa) Last January 1st, Bulgaria took over the 6-month Presidency of the Council…

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

Bulgaria: the EU's worst country when it comes to press freedom

By Nicola Pedrazzi, Fazıla Mat and Valentina Vivona, OBCT Bulgaria's first Presidency of the Council of the European Union is coming to an end soon. Its ranking in the press freedom index is the lowest in the EU. This OBCT dossier discusses the reasons for the contiuous decline. On January 11th, 2018, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borissov, mark the beginning of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Sofia (photo: Etienne Ansotte/EU-Kommission/dpa) Last January 1st, Bulgaria took over the 6-month Presidency of the Council…

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

Which social media services should be regulated for harm reduction?

This blog first appeared on the Carnegie UK Trust website on 8 May 2018. This blog is the fifth in a programme of work on a proposed new regulatory framework to reduce the harm occurring on and facilitated by social media services. The authors William Perrin and Lorna Woods have vast experience in regulation and free speech issues. William has worked on technology policy […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Facebook: What Does Transparency Look Like?

New initiatives from Facebook to provide scholars with access to data and new tools to give users greater context when they see advertising show a shift in policy at the company. In this blog, co-founder of Who Targets Me and Visiting Fellow in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, Louis Knight-Webb, outlines the key areas on which he […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Reducing Harm In Social Media Through A Duty Of Care

This blog first appeared on the Carnegie UK Trust website on 8 May 2018. It is the fourth in a programme of work on a proposed new regulatory framework to reduce the harm occurring on and facilitated by social media services. The authors William Perrin and Lorna Woods have vast experience in regulation and free speech issues. William has worked on technology […]

Source: Media Policy Project

Puglia: “No photos” they tell a photo-journalist and attempt to assault him

  Toti Bello was at Acquarica del Capo (Lecce) documenting the action of firemen putting out a fire in an apartment On the 28th of March, the freelance photojournalist, Toti Bello was threatened by a group of individuals whilst taking photographs to illustrate the intervention of firemen putting out a fire in a private residence

Source: O2 in English – Ossigeno Informazione
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