Florence conference: Strenghtening journalism in Europe

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) attended the final conference Strenghtening Journalism in Europe: Tools, Networking, Training, on 29-30 January, at the European University Institute, in Florence. Hosted by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF), the meeting discussed the challenges for journalism, the status of journalists across Europe and the actions at European and international level to ensure the safety of journalists. The speakers included Pier Luigi Parcu (CMPF/EUI), Elda Brogi (CMPF/EUI), Ricardo Gutiérrez (General secretary of the EFJ), Giovanni Melogli (International Alliance of journalists), Peggy Valcke (KULeuven), Aidan White (EJN), Olaf Steenfadt (Media consultant), Mario Tedeschini Lalli (Gruppo Espresso-Republica),…