Cumhuriyet trial
Istanbul IstanbulThe trial of 17 journalists from daily newspaper Cumhuriyet will begin on 24 July 2017 and is expected to run until 28 July, in Istanbul.
The trial of 17 journalists from daily newspaper Cumhuriyet will begin on 24 July 2017 and is expected to run until 28 July, in Istanbul.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) together with the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) will organise a two-day workshop on ''Editorial independence in the newsroom'' in Brussels. The workshop aims - to exchange of best practices on the functioning of editorial board to ensure editorial independence; - to explore other self-regulatory mechanism in place to ensure editorial independence such as code of ethics, editorial policy, collective bargaining tools; - to demonstrate the capacity of individual journalists as well as trade union representatives for journalists to advocate for editorial independence. - to develop a plan of action to be implemented at…
The EFJ invited the recently appointed OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Harlem Désir to meet in Brussels the most important civil society partners and professional organisations. We will discuss how we can best work together on tackling the biggest problems for freedom of expression and freedom of the media in the OSCE region (including the growing problem of anti-terrorism legislation and other developments and initiatives impacting negatively on media freedom). 9.30 – 10.00 OPENING SESSION - Welcoming remarks - Harlem Désir, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media - Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary, European Federation of Journalists 10.00 – 11.00…
Within its strategy of better defending self-employed workers in terms of rights, wages and social protection, the ETUC is engaged in the project "New trade union strategies for new forms of employment". From September 6 to 7, the second workshop in the framework of the mentioned project will bring together 30 tradeunionists from all over Europe to Paris with the aim of studying innovative ways to guarantee a better social protection to said category of workers. The profile of the participants shought by the ETUC is trade union leaders and officers who are in charge of the issue of organizing…
Fake news on digital media has become a potent means of manipulating political discourse around the world. Social media provides a platform for the free, and largely unregulated, widespread dissemination of fake news stories. Furthermore, it enables content creators to generate revenue from advertising. The parliamentary group of social democrats in the European Parliament is organising a conference to tackle political and legal challenges linked to fake news as well as different responses to the phenomena from several EU Member States and the European Commission. The EFJ will be represented by its GS Ricardo Gutiérrez. AGENDA 13.00 - 13.05 …
MEP Marietje Schaake is organising a seminar on 'Protecting European Democratic in a post-truth society" on Wednesday, 6 September 2017 between 15:00 and 18.00 in the European Parliament, Brussels (Joszef Antall building JAN 4Q1). Please register at alde.eu/events to attend this hearing. DETAILED PROGRAMME 1st Panel: Fake news - general overview 15:00 Marietje Schaake MEP, Moderator 15:10 Professor Philip N. Howard, Oxford University Computational Propaganda Project 15:20 David Kaye, UN Special Rapporteur on Protection of Freedom of Speech 15:30 Q&A 2nd Panel: Fake news and real actors behind 16:00 Petras Auštrevičius MEP, Moderator 16:05 Boris Reitschuster, Author…
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation in cooperation with the EFJ will organise on 7 September a lunch debate about the future of financing journalism. The media environment is becoming increasingly digital and mobile and more and more people consume news directly on social media. While the potential to reach a wide audience has never been higher, this fast-paced, algorithm-driven news reality can pose a challenge to financing quality and investigative journalism. When sensationalist – sometimes fake – news gain most ad revenue and shares, the incentive for producing costly background stories and discussing complex political questions may be small. At the…
Qualitative study on unwarranted interference among journalists (Journalists Under Pressure 2) 1st meeting of the working group The EFJ GS will attend the meeting.
Cumhuriyet is the oldest newspaper in Turkey. 18 of its employees, five of them currently under detention, will appear on court for the next hearing on September 11, 2017, at the courthouse in Silivri Prison Campus.
The 2nd Eastern Partnership Media conference, organised by the European Commission with the direct support of the European External Action Service and the Government of Ukraine will bring together more than 300 participants from the Partner countries and the European Union. The conference is an event building up to the 5th Eastern Partnership Summit to be held in Brussels in November this year, and the discussions and findings will provide a basis for further considerations at the Summit. The overall goal of the conference is to draw the attention of EU member states and partner countries to the importance of…
The Nordic Freelance Seminar will be held on 15–16 September this year in Helsinki at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Suomenlinna island. It is hosted by the Finnish Freelance Journalists Association (Suomen freelance-journalistit ry) and aimed at Nordic freelancers only. The participants of the seminar will talk about the future of freelancing: What kind of journalism will be done in the future, what sorts of platforms will be used and where will the money come from? What will be the role of freelancers and entrepreneurs in this changing situation? What kinds of new skills should they learn? What is…