17 May, 2018 / By BalkanInsight Much work is to be done before the EU can take in new members. That was the main message that resonated through Sofia’s National Palace of Culture on Thursday, as EU and Western Balkan leaders met for the long-awaited summit. French President Emmanuel Macron echoed this, saying that he…
17 May, 2018 / by Milind Deora, The Economic Times Last month, the international NGO, Reporters Without Borders, released its annual World Press Freedom Index (WPFI). The index ranks 180 countries based on an amalgamation of qualitative and quantitative analysis that examines pluralism, media independence, media environment and self-censorship, legislative framework, transparency, quality of infrastructure for…
17 May, 2018 / By Bulgarian presidency Publishers and journalists from ten European countries have urged the European institutions to take measures to protect media freedom in Central and Eastern Europe from the attacks of the authorities in these countries. The “Media Freedom and Pluralism Conference” was held in Sofia on Wednesday (16 May), the…
17 May, 2018 / By Broadband TV News The case of the Greek government’s decision to close the public broadcaster ERT nearly five years ago is now before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. In a statement, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) says that the application was filed in 2014 by POSPERT,…
16 May, 2018 / By El Plural Tras todas las denuncias de manipulación y censura hechas por el Consejo de Informativos de TVE en los informativos de la cadena pública, una representación del Consejo se ha reunido en Bruselas con la presidenta del Comité de Peticiones del Parlamento Europeo, Cecilia Wikström y con eurodiputados españoles, para exponer…
16 May, 2018 / By Myjoyonline It’s been 25 years since Ghana returned to democratic rule under the Fourth Republican constitution, which became operational in 1993. The constitution contains elaborate provisions on human rights. In particular, the constitution, under Chapter 12, contains very progressive provisions for media independence and freedoms. Since the inception of the…
16 May, 2018 / By The Guardian …thoughts from a conference on Media Freedom & Pluralism in Bulgaria… As I sit here in a hotel conference room in Sofia, something occurs to me. I’ve been hearing the same thing for 3 years now. Independent media is dying out across Eastern Europe and the Balkans. There…
16 May, 2018 / By EBU Nearly 5 years after the Greek government’s sudden closure of public broadcaster ERT, the case is now before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg. The application was filed in 2014 by POSPERT, the trade union representing ERT employees, and its President, Mr Kalfagiannis, after losing in…
16 May, 2018 / By periodista digital Mònica Terribas reivindicó la pluralidad de los medios públicos como el suyo en el que trabaja, Cataluña Radio, delante del nuevo presidente de la Generalitat, el polémico Quim Torra—Arrimadas pone en su sitio a la feroz musa del separatismo, Mònica Terribas, por quitarle hierro al hecho de haber sido nombrada persona…
14 May, 2018 / By Yubanet Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has submitted a report about the grave decline in press freedom in Russia for today’s review by the UN Human Rights Council of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in Russia. The report submitted by RSF, which has consultative status with the UN, shows that…
14 May, 2018 / By EFE (La Vanguardia) La Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España (FAPE) y la Asociación de la Prensa de Madrid (APM) han urgido hoy a los grupos parlamentarios a desbloquear el nombramiento mediante concurso público del nuevo consejo de administración y del presidente de RTVE. En un comunicado, la APM…
12 may, 2018 / By Iva Anguera de Sojo, El Independiente Los medios de comunicación se han convertido en protagonistas del proceso independentista, especialmente los medios públicos dependientes de la Generalitat, acusados de parcialidad y falta de pluralismo. Pero frente a las críticas, TV3 y Catalunya Radio cuentan con un aliado imbatible, el Consejo del Audiovisual…
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