The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is organising a seminar on Hate Speech at the Faculty of Journalism of Lomonosov Moscow State University. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will deliver a speech on EFJ project “Media Against Hate”, hate speech and ethical standards.
Brussels, Area 42. https://newsimpact.io/summits/brussels-17
The media industry is undergoing a period of self-reflection. Despite enjoying higher levels of trust and more credibility than many of their national counterparts, local and regional media have been hit particularly hard by the pressure for digital transformation and the decline in revenue from copy sales and advertising. Moreover, there is pressure at all levels to fight fake news through better media literacy at all levels and highly trusted local media journalism. The EPP Group in the European Committee of the Regions invites you to debate the main challenges and innovations for local and digital media on 4 December,…
An event part of MyStory, a project co-funded by the European Commission, to provide an opportunity to reflect on ways the media shapes citizens’ perception of migrants and refugees. EAVI and partners from Hungary, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, France, Greece and Belgium will present their experience and work in this field. Other grass roots organisations will share their experience and opportunities of participation are offered. MyStory debate will continue in the afternoon at the European Parliament at the event ‘Democracy, Journalism and Literacy’ co-organised by EAVI. At L42, rue de la Loi 42, Brussels. Places are limited, please register HERE
Outside European Commission building. Organised by the European United Left/Nordic Green Left and the Greens/EFA group.
Themes: Copyright directive and fake news
The 13th meeting of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) will take place from 5 to 8 December 2017 in Strasbourg. The EFJ is an observer member of CDMSI. The EFJ will be represented by Marc Gruber.
European Parliament, Altiero Spinelli Building Room PHS P1 CO51
The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s EU Office is organising a conference on Macedonia on Wednesday, 6 December from 12:00 to 13:00, at the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Rue du Taciturne 38, in Brussels. Keynote speaker: Mr. Zoran Zaev, Prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia. His speech will be followed by a public discussion with Tanja Fajon MEP and EEAS Political Director Jean-Christophe Belliard. After the ‘colourful revolution’ in Macedonia which led to new elections, a new government came into power in May 2017. The Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, in coalition with several ethnic Albanian parties, brought a breath of fresh air into the country,…
The Faculty for Social Wellbeing of the University of Malta is organising, in collaboration with Ossigeno per l’Informazione, the following Symposium: "The Assault on Journalism: Taking stock of pressures on journalists in the aftermath of the killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia", on 6 December (3pm to 7 pm), at UM Valletta Campus. At the centre of the supreme value of democracy is the right of everyone to receive and impart information. The Faculty for Social Wellbeing recognizes that freedom of expression is one of the basic conditions for the progress of society and for the development of every person. Journalists enable public debate,…
Le Conseil de la Jeunesse organise un colloque autour des Fake News. Les Fake News sont de plus en plus présentes sur Internet. Elles ne sont pas nouvelles mais leur forme a changé avec les années et l’évolution des médias. Désormais, elles sont rapides et mondialisées. Comment les repérer ? Comment s’outiller pour distinguer une information crédible d’une information tronquée ? Comment développer une analyse critique face au flot d’informations quotidiennes auxquelles nous sommes confrontés ? Toutes ces questions vous intéressent ? L’enjeu du colloque « Fake news, armes de désinformation massive ?» est de se questionner sur les informations erronées auxquelles sont confrontés…
One-day event in Vienna. Brings together experts across the OSCE region to discuss practical, methodological and ethical dilemmas in the process of collecting information and monitoring the deaths of journalists. Contact the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media for registration.
The Executive Committee of ETUC will be held on 13-14 December 2017 at EESC Building, in Brussels. Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, will be the ETUC guest from 14:00 to 15:00, on 13th December. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will attend the ExCom Meeting.