#media pluralism
Hungary: journalists at Index resign, EU must take action
Thousands of people took to the streets in Budapest on Friday evening to demonstrate against the attacks on Hungary’s biggest…
MPM2020: poor working conditions for journalists in 13 European countries
The 2020 Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM2020) confirms mounting harassment against journalists, media outlets face increasing economic uncertainty, as online media…
Media Pluralism has become a priority for the European Commission
Together with the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) believes that the distribution of European…
Croatian journalists stage protest against abusive lawsuits
Several hundred journalists rallied in Zagreb on Saturday to protest against a wave of lawsuits targeting the media. According to…
Italy: increasing attacks against status of journalists
On 27 November, Italian MEP Isabella De Monte (S&D) organised the event “The challenges of European Journalism”, taking as an example the recent problems of…
Hungary: new pro-government media conglomerate threatens pluralism
The European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ) join their affiliates in Hungary, HPU and MUOSZ, in calling on Hungarian…
Risks for media pluralism and safety of journalists are increasing across Europe
The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) has examined 28 European Union Member States as well as three candidate countries: Turkey, Serbia…
Danish government to cut 20% funding for public service media
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), representing 320.000 journalists across Europe, is shocked to learn that the Danish government intends to…
Malta: journalists’ basic protection deteriorates
Journalists’ basic protection in Malta has deteriorated. That is one of the main outcomes of the “Media Pluralism Monitor” for…
Council of Europe: new guidelines on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership
The Council of Europe has issued guidelines to its 47 member states in order to promote media pluralism, transparency of…
‘Media (literacy) and Refugees’ events to discuss media role in representing migrants
The European Association of Viewers’ Interests (EAVI) and MyStory project have announced their ‘Media (Literacy) and Refugees’ event, taking place…
EP hearing: “Media pluralism essential element for democracy”
Citizens’ fundamental rights to freedom of expression and information can only be guaranteed through media freedom and pluralism. Even though…
#MPM2016: No country free of risk on media pluralism, shows report
In 2016, the Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) examined media freedom and pluralism indicators in 28 European countries as well as…
Meeting EP rapporteur Barbara Spinelli on media freedom
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and press freedom groups met yesterday (11/05/2017) with Italian MEP Barbara Spinelli, Civil Liberties,…
Worrying study on #mediafreedom and pluralism in 7 EU countries: Urgent EU action needed
The recently published study on “A comparative analysis of media freedom and pluralism in the EU Member States“conducted research on…
Commission to assess EU audiovisual rules on media pluralism and independence of media regulators
The European Commission has launched a public consultation to assess current EU law on audiovisual media (Audiovisual Media Services Directive…