Workshop: Managing Change in the Media
'Digital journalism and new business models' workshop in Nuremberg as part of the 'Managing Change in the Media' project.
'Digital journalism and new business models' workshop in Nuremberg as part of the 'Managing Change in the Media' project.
First meeting of the Steering Committee for the project “REBALANCE – Trade unions’ and social partners’ actions to improve reconciliation of work, family and private life for women and men”. Project Steering Members: - ETUC: Montserrat Mir, Cinzia Sechi, Mercedes Miletti, Kristian Bongelli - National members: Andreja Poje, ZSSS – Slovenia; Joa Bergold, LO – Sweden; Jessica van Ruitenburg, FNV – Netherlands; Christina Stockfish, DGB – Germany; Rosanna Ruscito, CISL – Italy; Pınar Özcan, HAK-IS – Turkey - European members: Ekaterina Efimenko, ETUCE; Myra Rednoss, IndustriALL; Amel Djemail, UNI; Inga-Lena Heinisch, ETF; Penny Clarke, EPSU; Kerstin Howald, EFFAT; Pamela Morinière,…
Invitation Unlike some politicians, the EFJ actively refrain from using the term “fake news” because it fails to describe the complexity of the “information disorder” phenomenon, and because it is being used by some politicians to discredit journalists. In our view, we must focus on two types of “information disorder”: - disinformation, when false information is knowingly shared to cause harm; - mal-information, when genuine information is shared to cause harm. Discussing this issue and the EU's new approach to tackle the disinformation on social media, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the US Embassy to Belgium have the…
IFJ-EFJ project kick-off meeting in Turkey
MEP Paulo Rangel, Vice-Chairman of the EPP Group, and the Institute for Political Studies of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, in association with Europaeum are organising a seminar on “Policy Making at EU Level”, taking place at the European Parliament, Brussels, between March 19th and March 21th. This is a joint effort to link academic and policy institutions, contributing to a better understanding of the process of preparation and discussion of European Union policies, engaging in a lively debate among scholars, students, policy makers and opinion leaders. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will participate on Panel 5 “Populism vs. Democracy”, on 20th March, from 3.30pm to 4.45pm,…
The EFJ GS will meet Jelena Vasic, journalist for Krik.
14:30 – 15:30 Introduction and Plenary Session 15:30 – 16:30 Bilateral Meetings with Geographical Desks
MEGA meeting
The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will participate to a panel discussion titled 'Stigmatization of migrants in Europe', at the European Parliament, in the framework presentation of the research "New Forms of Citizenship in Migration Era". The panel will discuss this phenomenon with representatives of policy makers, media and NGOs from Brussels. Adopted recommendations and conclusions will be incorporated into a report “New policy ideas combating stigmatization of migrants in Europe” providing fresh ideas on how political actors could address this through their daily work, especially in the light of European elections in 2019. The event is co-hosted by MEP Tanja Fajon, vice-president…
While it is not unique to Turkey or this period in time, polarization erodes the platform for a pluralistic democracy and paves the way for populist and majoritarian politics in Turkey. A recent survey supported by GMF highlights how social distance, perceived moral superiority, and political intolerance polarize Turkish society along partisan lines. The survey further demonstrates how individuals in the Turkish society live in echo-chambers, in which their view is amplified and the opposite view is non-existent, and are affected by a spiral of silence as they refrain from discussing sensitive issues in environments where there are people with…