Date and venue The ETUC Mid-term Conference will take place from 30 to 31 May, 2017, in Rome. Agenda • Panel discussions. • Examination and adoption of the Declaration(s). • Amendments to the Constitution. - Examination of the Ad-Hoc Constitution Committee activity report. - Adoption of the amendments to the Constitution
Jornadas abiertas a la profesión V CONGRESO DEL SINDICATO DE PERIODISTAS DE ANDALUCIA, SPA-FeSP 'Pequeñas historias y grandes explicaciones' Rectorado de la Universidad de Málaga, 2 y 3 de junio, 2017 PROGRAMA PROVISIONAL VIERNES 2 DE JUNIO DE 2017 16:30/ Recepción e inscripciones. 17:00/ Apertura. - Antonio García Galindo. Vicerrector de Política Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga. - Inmaculada Postigo Gómez. Decana Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación de la Universidad de Málaga. - Lola Fernández Palenzuela. Secretaria General del Sindicato de Periodistas de Andalucía (SPA-FeSP), miembro de la Comisión de Género de la Federación Internacional de Periodistas (FIP).…
JOURNALISM IN THE DIGITAL AGE: RESPONDING TO PROPAGANDA AND FAKE NEWS 5-9 June 2017 - FLORENCE, ITALY The Summer School is organised by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies of the European University Institute (EUI). The EUI is a renowned international institution, hosting a community of more than 1000 academics and policy-makers from over 60 countries. It is located on picturesque hills above Florence. Building on its successful experience of previous years, this year’s Summer School will offer the opportunity to around 25 journalists and media practitioners to learn about…
15:00 - 15:15 Welcome by Helga Trüpel and Ruth Reichstein 15:15 - 16:45 Future of European media // possibilities for a European broadcaster Moderation: Jochen Eisenburger External experts: David Mekkaoui, Chief Operating Officer, EURACTIV François Heinderyckx, Prof. Université libre de Bruxelles, Member of the Journalism Research Group Bernd Holznagel, Institute for Information-, Telecommunication and Media Law at the Universität Münster Amélie Leenhardt, ARTE Europe Greens/EFA MEPs: Helga Trüpel, Benedek Jàvor 16.45 - 17.00 COFFEE BREAK 16.15 - 17:30 Financing of independent quality journalism Moderation: Pam Bartellett Quintanilla External experts: Marta Peirano, Deputy Director at Spanish national daily eldiario.es. Ides Debruyne, European Journalism Fund Amir…
The IV Far Eastern Media Summit - 2017 will be held on June 8-9 on the premises of the Far Eastern Federal University campus, Russky Island, Vladivostok city, Russian Federation. Organizers of the Summit are: The Primorsky Territory Administration; The Primorsky Territory Legislative Assembly; Far Eastern Federal University; The all-Russian public organization « Russian Union of Journalists»; Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service; Regional public organization «Primorsky Territory branch of the all-Russian public organization «Russian Union of Journalists». This year Media Summit will unite about 7,000 experts and specialists in various fields. The EFJ will be represented by its…
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is organising a conference about defending the truth in the era of "fake news" on 13 and 14 June. The event will take place in Leipzig, Germany. International experts will present case studies about how to combat and deal with „fake news“ – from forged war pictures from Syria to the creation of myths in the French election campaign. They will introduce „elves“ from Lithuania who prevent „trolls“ from disseminating propaganda and smear campaigns in (social) media and the fact-checking tools for the verification of sources and pictures. From the EFJ,…
On 13 June, the Radio-Television of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BHRT) and the Bosnian and Herzegovina Association of Journalists (BHN) are organising a conference on “National Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina” in Sarajevo. The joint event aims to address the urgent situation of Public Service Broadcasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina and help in finding an immediate solution for saving the national public service media in BiH. The Conference is organized in cooperation with Council of Europe, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), the OSCE Representative of Freedom on the Media, the South Eastern European…
MolenGeek, in association with the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, would like to officially invite you to participate in TechForum Brussels: Digital Citizenship, Building Trust hosted June 15-16 in Brussels, Belgium. TechForum Brussels will bring together top civil society partners, including journalists, NGOs, and academics, from across Western Europe to define and co-create solutions to key challenges posed in the modern media environment. We aim to create a collaborative environment, where you will be connected with top technologists and experts working to develop cutting-edge and data-driven solutions. We hope you will leave TechForum better equipped with new ideas as to how to build persuasive…
Draft concept paper and programme Context In recent times, journalists and other media professionals have faced great challenges when covering repeated terror attacks. New dynamics of terrorism and the move to an increasingly digital and social media environment, with its wide reach and unprecedented speed with which information spreads across online channels, in particular pose a serious challenge to reporting on the issue. Comprehensive standards set out by the Council of Europe (Committee of Ministers and Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) and the European Court of Human Rights’ case law provide firm leading principles for journalists and other…
The next ETUC-ETUFs preparatory meeting on TCAs will take place at the ITUH (ETUC meeting room on the 7th floor) on Monday 19th June (10am – 4pm). Thge EFJ will be represented by its Projects Officer Yuk Lan Wong.
12th meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI). Under the authority of the Committee of Ministers, the CDMSI steers the Council of Europe's work in the field of freedom of expression, media, Internet governance and other information society issues and it oversees the work on personal data protection. The CDMSI advises the Committee of Ministers on all questions within its area of expertise, including freedom, independence, pluralism and diversity of media, safety of journalists, support for professional journalism, protection and promotion of human rights in the information society, in particular freedom of expression on the Internet. The EFJ is an observer member of…
https://europeanjournalists.org/blog/2017/06/19/the-precarious-state-of-journalism/ https://europeanjournalists.org/fr/2017/06/08/journaliste-un-metier-en-voie-de-precarisation/ The European Federation of Journalists and the European Trade Union Institute invite you for the presentation of : HesaMag #15 : Journalism, an increasingly precarious profession HesaMag #15 : Journaliste, un métier en voie de précarisation Speakers include Renate Schroeder (EFJ), Director Antonis Repanas, ESIEMTH, journalist and author Florence Le Cam, ULB X, ETUC
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The European Federation of Journalists and the European Trade Union Institute invite you for the presentation of : HesaMag #15 : Journalism, an increasingly precarious profession HesaMag #15 : Journaliste, un métier en voie de précarisation Speakers include Ricardo Gutierrez (EFJ), General Secretary (TBC) Antonis Repanas, ESIEMTH, journalist and author (TBC) X, ETUI (TBC) X, ETUC (TBC)
European workshop Thanks to the contributions of experts and to the testimonies of practitioners, the workshop will discuss some of the key transformations faced by our sectors today: digitisation, the need to experiment with new business models, the impact of those evolutions on work organisation and on individual careers. It will also collect best practices on support schemes and tools experimented across Europe to help sector professionals acquire the right set of skills to address those challenges. In addition to the wealth of expertise in the room, discussions will build up on the outcomes of a previous European project which…
In the aftermath of the coup attempt in Turkey in July 2016, the government declared a state of emergency and intensified its purge on the media. Almost one year later over 180 media outlets – including television and radio channels, newspapers, press agencies, publishing houses and websites – have been shut down and more than 150 journalists have been jailed. Several thousand media workers have lost their jobs and hundreds their press credentials. Though media freedom in Turkey has been steadily declining throughout the last decade, it deteriorated radically in the wake of the coup attempt. The printed press was…
The Thessaloniki Seminar on Gender, Media and Human Rights, 28-29 June 2017, is co-organised by Symbiosis- School of Political Studies and the Journalists’ Association of Macedonia and Thrace (ESIEMTh), an EFJ affiliate. The event is under the aegis of the Secretariat for Human Rights, MoJ and is supported by the Council of Europe, Division of Policy Planning. The Seminar aims at promoting dialogue on gender and democratic governance through the protection and promotion of human rights and the rule of law, including on migrant and refugee women. Gender Equality and Violence against Women has being recognized as priority areas for…
Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on Strengthening the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. The EFJ will be represented by its General Secretary Ricardo Gutiérrez. The multi-stakeholder consultation will bring together key stakeholders to take stock of developments in the area of safety of journalists and the issue of impunity, within the context of the first five years of implementation of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity. Member States, UN, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, media and professional associations and members of academia will gather to assess…
