Consejeros del CAC reclaman “pluralismo” en TV3

May 9, 2016 / By e-noticies Los miembros del pleno del Consejo Audiovisual de Catalunya propuestos por PSC, PPC y UDC han reclamado “pluralismo” en TV3 y han pedido al órgano que controle “informativos y tertulias” durante la precampaña de las elecciones generales. Carme Figueras, Daniel Sirera y Eva Parera han enviado una carta al…

Media should be free and diverse, not a geopolitical tool

26 April, 2016 / By  Benjamin Cunningham Published in The Slovak Spectator Slovakia ranks 12th in the annual global ranking of press freedom; Central Europe fare less well. If the latest report released by Reporters Without Borders is to be believed, last year was a bad one for journalism. Though Slovakia ranks high, 12th, in this annual…

Alarming trends in media freedom blight Europe

23 April, 2016 / By Pier Luigi Parcu in Euroactiv.com Freedom of expression and media pluralism are principles enshrined in the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights. Member states are bound to guarantee them, as they represent the essence of liberal democracies. But Pier Luigi Parcu asks whether this is true in practice. Pier Luigi Parcu…

Media freedom is in decline in Croatia

20 April, 2016 / Vedran Pavlic in Total Croatia News Media freedom deteriorated around the world last year, according to an annual report published by Reporters Without Borders. That includes Croatia as well, which fell five places in the rankings compared to 2014, reports Novi List on April 20, 2016. The media freedom rankings cover…

European Parliament: Media Pluralism and diversity

April 11, 2016 / By European Federation of Journalist The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) was invited by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists &Democrats in the European Parliament to a seminar on Diversity in Media and Culture Versus Convergence  on Thursday 7 of April. Ms Maria Joao Rodrigues, S&D Vice President and…

Media monopolies a threat to press freedom

April 8, 2016 / By Roderick Flynn, Irish Examiner A European project looking at media pluralism has found that ownership of newspapers and broadcasting outlets is becoming concentrated in fewer hands, says Roderick Flynn THE extent to which media constitute a pluralistic public sphere has been an issue in Ireland for some decades. Concern has focused on…