Freelance journalists are most vulnerable with press under pressure in Europe
EFJ Freelance Expert Group (FREG) co-chairs, Renske Heddema (Dutch union of journalists – NVJ) and Oddrun Mitbø (Norwegian union of…
EFJ Freelance Expert Group (FREG) co-chairs, Renske Heddema (Dutch union of journalists – NVJ) and Oddrun Mitbø (Norwegian union of…
This article first featured on the Swedish Journalist union website Some 50 freelance writers at Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) have long…
This article first appeared on Journalisti.fi and is being reposted in English. Read it in Swedish here: https://journalisti.fi/artikkelit/2023/11/medieforbundet-vill-inte-forhandla-trots-konkurrensverkets-besked-om-kollektiva-forhandlingar-for-frilansare/ In September,…
Solo self-employed journalists now have the possibility to be included in collective bargaining by their unions. But what does this…
On 7-8 June 2023, several European journalists’ trade unions met in Madrid with their counterparts representing actors, musicians, translators, media…
Working as a freelance or self-employed journalist has never been more challenging than in today’s changing media landscape and labour…
The European Federation of Journalists and its Freelance Expert Group has welcomed the European Commission’s initiative to address obstacles to collective…
Belarusian journalist Aliaksandr Ivulin was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday, 19 January 2022, for his protest coverage.…
The German Journalists Association (DJV) has conducted a survey on the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Freelance journalists…
Freelance journalists in France (called ‘Pigistes’ in French) will have better access to maternity and paternity leave, sick leave and…
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) together with the four European trade union federations in the Media, Arts and Entertainment…
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has joined the “Freelance Journalism Assembly”, a free of charge programme to train and connect…
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has congratulated the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) in the UK & Ireland, for…
UPDATE: In Denmark, freelancers and self-employed journalists who can justify a loss of more than 30% of their income will…
“Was not competition law meant to “control” the big and powerful?” asked Professor Nicola Countouris, University College London, in the…
Freelance fees in the french-speaking Belgium haven’t developed for more than ten years. That reveals the latest inquiry “Les tarifs…