28 January 2015 / By European Federation of Journalists Senior representatives from broadcasting, network infrastructure, trade unions and professional organisations call on EU decision-makers to shape an ambitious industrial strategy for Europe’s creative and cultural industries. Europe’s unique radio and audiovisual model is a huge asset for Europe’s competitive position in the digital world, cultural…
28 January 2015 / By Periodistas en espanol.com La concentración en la propiedad de los medios de comunicación es la amenaza más extendida en Europa para el pluralismo de los medios y la información, según un estudio del Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF), del Instituto de la Universidad Europea de Florencia (Italia).…
25 January 2015 / By European Federation of Journalist Europe needs more media pluralism. The application of the “Media Pluralism Monitor 2014″, developped by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Florence European University Institute, demonstrates that there are various risks for media pluralism across nine selected countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, France,…
21 January 2015 / By Jaume Guillamet. El Diario.es El cumplimiento de los principios de neutralidad, independencia y pluralismo es lo que justifica la existencia de los medios públicos, ahora en horas bajas. Ante este 2015 de múltiples elecciones que ponen a prueba la confianza de los ciudadanos Las convocatorias electorales de 2015 -todas, menos…
21 January 2015 / By Stephen Dunne In December 2014, Ireland’s Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources published draft guidelines on media mergers and invited comments until 22 January. Stephen Dunne, journalist and PhD candidate at Dublin City University, looks at the guidelines and at the implications of this move. Democratic governments are wary…
15 January 2015 / By Emnre Demir The European Parliament on Thursday condemned the Turkish government’s attempt to silence critical media by launching raids on media institutions and detaining journalists on Dec.14, saying the steps taken by the Turkish government against the media raises questions about the rule of law and freedom of the media…
17 January 2015 / By Damian Tambini LSE Media Policy Project director How might Facebook, Google and other intermediaries influence the outcome of the 2015 UK election? Are they displacing newspapers and TV as kingmakers? As Robin Foster noted, and data from the Oxford Reuters Institute illustrates, there is ample evidence that social media are rapidly rising…
09 January, 2014 / By http://www.teinteresa.es/, Madrid Bruselas no ve ninguna objeción al actual sistema de nombramiento del presidente de RTVE que introdujo el Gobierno de Mariano Rajoy al comienzo de esta legislatura y que acabó con la necesidad de un acuerdo entre PP y PSOE para la renovación parlamentaria por mayoría cualificada. El Ejecutivo comunitario…
4 January 2014 / By Nils Muižnieks New Europe Online While thugs threaten journalists safety, courtrooms are used to muzzle them My Office received an email from prominent Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova. She pleaded for the case of a fellow Azerbaijani journalist sentenced to eight years in prison on trumped up charges. A few hours later,…
19 December, 2014 / By Journal Turkish Weekely News Turkey was criticized by the European Union (EU) over arrestment of media representatives. The EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security, Federica Mogherini and EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn released a joint statement and said that the raids and arrests are incompatible with the freedom…
16 December, 2014 / Today Zaman The European Parliament (EP) has announced that it will debate the freedom of expression in Turkey and a recent media crackdown on Wednesday, with a statement by foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini. It also said it will vote on a resolution on the freedom of expression in Turkey in…
16 December, 2014 / By Panorama.am “You all know why I am here in prison. Uncovering corruption is the real reason,” Azerbaijani journalist Khadija Ismayilova, arrested on December 5, writes in her New Year letter sent from jail to RFE/RL’s Azerbaijani Service. As the letter has it, the only way to prove oppressive regimes wrong…
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