Trump has been dominating headlines, but not much has been said about the rise of media moguls and business tycoons here in Europe. Polls show that in the Czech Republic, oligarch and finance minister Andrek Babis’ populist party ‘ANO’ (‘Yes!’) is set to win the legislative elections by a landslide. Babiš is a politically powerful billionaire and owner of media companies and a large agribusiness conglomerate whose authoritarian politics, combined with control over media, would be a serious threat to democracy. Join CEO for a short film screening and discussion to find out about what is happening in Czech Republic…

The journalism practice training is jointly organised by the Croatian Journalists' Association and the EFJ, in the framework of the Media Against Hate project. More information here.

from Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union

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…

Meeting with MEP Virginie Rozière on whistleblowers.

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…