2, November 2016/ By The Brussels Times In the past decade more than 800 journalists have been killed for reporting the news and bringing information to the public: on average one death every week. In nine out of ten cases the killers go unpunished. Impunity leads to more killings and is often a symptom of worsening…
1, November 2016/ By Diplomatic Inteligence OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović Monday condemned the arrest of the editor-in-chief of the Turkish daily newspaper Cumhuriyet, Murat Sabuncu, and three of its columnists, Güray Öz, Aydın Engin and Kadri Gürsel, the latter is also a member of the board of the International Press…
31, October 2016/ By New Europe Ahead of the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on 2 November 2016, First Vice-President Frans Timmermans, High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini, Vice-President Andrus Ansip and Commissioners Günther H. Oettinger and Věra Jourová said: “We call on all States, media companies, media professionals and all concerned parties…
October 31, 2016/ By Terra La Comisión Europea (CE) ha hecho un llamamiento a todos los Estados, medios de comunicación y profesionales de la información para acabar con la impunidad frente a los delitos cometidos contra periodistas, solo dos días antes de que se celebre la jornada internacional dedicada a ese fin. “Pedimos a todos…
26, October 2016/ By Breaking News The Communications Minister Denis Naughten has suggested it is not legally possible to force media owners to sell their outlets. It comes after a report raised concerns about media ownership in Ireland. The report says too much media is owned by either RTÉ or businessman Denis O’Brien. It rejects…
25, October 2016/ By Sputniknews Former Parliamentary State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of Defense Willy Wimmer, said that German society should be grateful to RT and Sputnik for ensuring media pluralism in the country. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Germans should be grateful to RT broadcaster and Sputnik new agency for ensuring media pluralism in the country, where media…
October 25, 2016/ By Sputnik Los alemanes deben agradecer a RT y Sputnik la diversidad de los puntos de vista en los medios, cree el político alemán y ex vice presidente de la Asamblea Parlamentaria de la Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa, Willy Wimmer. “Tenemos que agradecer a RT y Sputnik…
October 13, 2016 / By Tercera El Parlamento Europeo acaba de hacer público su informe “Analisis comparado de la libertad de la prensa y del pluralismo en los Estados miembros de la UE”; del cual se desprende su preocupación por el estado alarmante de la información en el viejo continente. Sus observaciones son particularmente severas…
October 10, 2016 / By La Vanguardia La Comisión Europea (CE) expresó hoy su preocupación por el cierre temporal del mayor diario de Hungría, el opositor Népszabadság (Libertad del Pueblo), y reiteró que la libertad de prensa, el pluralismo y la protección de los periodistas son elementos fundamentales de una sociedad libre y abierta. “La…
September 17, 2016 / By Mary Harris The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) on Friday voiced concerns that a new law restricting the number of television broadcasting licences in Greece to four will undermine pluralism and independent journalism in the Greek media. In an announcement posted on the EFJ website, it backed the Athens journalists’…
September 14, 2016 / By Bernardo de Miguel La Comisión Europea aprobó ayer un proyecto de directiva sobre copyright que, por primera vez, establece un “derecho del editor”, similar al que ya disfrutan las discográficas o las productoras de cine. La norma aspira a que las plataformas de internet (como Google o YouTube) remuneren a…
August 29, 2016 / By Miguel Ángel Ossorio La Comisión Europea debatirá una “tasa Google” comunitaria no obligatoria como parte de un paquete de medidas que refuerzan la protección de los derechos de autor en las plataformas digitales. Europa dará los llamados derechos conexos a los medios, aquellos que protegen los intereses jurídicos de los…
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