525th Plenary Session including the following events: Debate with Can Dündar, a Turkish journalist nominated for the 2016 Sakharov Prize, on Wednesday 26 April at 3 p.m. Debate with Professor Dusan Sidjanski, honorary chairman of the European Cultural Centre, on Wednesday 26 April at 4.30 p.m. Debate with Maroš Šefčovič, vice-president of the European Commission responsible for the Energy Union, on Thursday 27 April at 10.30 a.m.  

Rising populism in the U.S. and Europe, amid concerns over terrorism and migration, pose risks to press freedom in the West and beyond. Join the Committee to Protect Journalists for a look at the challenges journalists face in the changing environment for media in the U.S. and Europe, and the potential ramifications for journalists operating in repressive countries around the world. Advanced registration is not necessary. Panelists to include: Joel Simon, Executive Director, Committee to Protect Journalists Andrew Stroehlein, European Media Director, Human Rights Watch Shada Islam, Director of Policy, Friends of Europe Jean-Paul Marthoz, journalist, teacher and author of…

Truth and wisdom in Journalism. Media and social change. The event will address the diverse challenges facing contemporary media and journalists and provide a platform for debate and exchange of experiences. It is a multidisciplinary media event designed for students, journalists and public at large. Influential Kosovarian and international media academics, experts and journalists will deliver speeches followed by discussions. The aim is to discuss the new phenomena arising through the developments of the digital technology and how these phenomena are affecting the work of journalists and the social changes. The focus will be on the challenges that journalists are…

done in cooperation with the IFJ, the DJV and the Freelance Expert Group of the EFJ, speakers: Hugh Brumfitt from Insurance for Journalists Jeremy Dear, IFJ Deputy General Secretary

European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and International Media Support (IMS) would like to invite EFJ to an all-day Turkey media development stakeholder coordination meeting on 17 May.

EFJ Annual Meeting in Bucharest #EFJBucharest17

The EFJ is encouraging to register for the Dataharvest/EIJC, the European Investigative Journalism Conference organised by Journalismfund.eu, the most relevant networking event for investigative and data journalists in Europe. The European Investigative Journalism & Dataharvest Conference, organised by Journalismfund.eu, will take place in Mechelen, Belgium from 19 – 21 May for the most interesting edition yet! #EIJC17 & Dataharvest offers hugely inspiring investigative journalism cases, ample opportunities to meet interesting colleagues and coders, and tons of training sessions to brush up your skills hands-on. Check out our preliminary programme. This is the one conference you do not want to miss! Register now. Also don’t forget to take a look at our pre-conference activities on the 18th of May! – Come to the conference…