5th Edition to promote World Press Freedom Day. Renate will participate. PROGRAM (detailed information per session can be found online) 10:00 - 18:00 The Press Cartoon in all its Forms! Cartooning For Peace (expo) 10:30 - 12:30 Speakers' Corner (Ravenstein Gallery) The aim is that the Speakers Corner will provide a platform where citizens can openly and freely express their visions. There are few places where people can go to be heard. The principles are “Speak Freely, Listen Respectfully, Different Opinions Matter” with regard to resistance and freedom of expression regarding topics such as diversity, ecology, and inequality. Students are…
The SC agreed to organise the next General Meeting in Tallinn (Estonia) on 9-10 May 2019.
Quinta-feira 16 de maio 2019 - 10:30-12:00 Auditório do bloco 3 (capacidade 250) Esta mesa redonda apresentará uma reflexão das atuais medidas da União Europeia sobre as Fake News, com uma mirada especial sobre a situação no Brasil, e, em particular, como este fenômeno atinge os jovens e como eles compreende-o e contrastam a propagação das notícias falsas nos vários meios de comunicação. 10:30 – 10:45 Abertura do evento Intervenção da autoridade da UniCEUB (a definir) Intervenção da Senhora Hilde Hardeman, Diretora do Instrumento de Parceria, Serviço Europeu para a Ação Externa, União Europeia 10:45 – 11:30 Mesa redonda sobre…
In 2018, the Advisory Council on Internet and Elections, instituted by the Superior Electoral Court on December 7th, 2017, fostered many activities related to the influence of internet over Elections, especially concerning the risks brought by fake news and the use of robots for spreading this kind of information. Those activities enabled the widening of Electoral Justice’s knowledge about the topic, helping not only to prevent but also to tackle the great problem of fake news spreading during the 2018 General Elections. Considering that balancing the phenomenon known as fake news is extremely complex in every branch of society, in…
The EFJ GS will meet the ambassador of Spain in Brazil, Fernando García Casas.
The EFJ GS will attend the 14th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), in Vienna. The ETUC Congress will take place from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 May 2019 at Wien Messe in Vienna, Austria. Taking part are over 600 national trade union delegates including the General Secretaries and/or Presidents of some 90 national trade union organisations from 38 European countries, 10 European sectoral trade union federations and special guests from Europe and beyond, including Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal, Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Enrico Letta, Dean…
The EFJ GS will attend the event.
Managing change Gender Equality and diversity in the newsrooms and unions Gender representation and pay gap Collect best practices on equal pay and equality policies in media unions Sexual harassment online and offline Follow-up of the Framework of Action on Gender in AVSD
Hearing of PACE (Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly) Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media. Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe (open to the public) Rapporteur: Lord George Foulkes, United Kingdom, SOC Consideration of an expert report and hearing with the participation of: Mr Marc Gruber, Expert on media and communication, Strasbourg Mr Giacomo Mazzone, Head of Institutional and Member Relations, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), Geneva Mr Ricardo Gutiérrez, Secretary General, European Federation of journalists, Brussels Mr Thomas Friang, Advocacy Officer, Reporters Without Borders, Paris
Sound democracies need healthy media. The new EU mandate after these elections will show this. The role of media in a changing society is crucial for our democracies, now more than ever. Yet, the sector faces threats on a daily basis, from fake news to mistrust. Are policymakers and the media sector adapting and facing these constantly evolving threats? Fondation EURACTIV, in cooperation with EU40 and Frank Schwalba-Hoth, is organising a networking event for MEPs in order to raise awareness on the central strategic role media policy will play in the new Parliament. "#MEDIA4DEMOCRACY" Agenda: - Welcoming words given by hosting MEP (Franc BOGOVIČ - EPP, SL…
ERA Annual Conference on European Media Law 2019 ● Data and the media ● Fake news and investigative journalism ● Audiovisual media services Speakers: Stephanie Biasoli, Administrator, CULT Committee, European Parliament, Brussels Ross Biggam, Vice-President Public Affairs, Discovery Communications, Brussels Mark D. Cole, Professor, University of Luxembourg; Director for Academic Affairs, Institute of European Media Law (EMR), Saarbrucken Laurent De Muyter, Partner, Jones Day, Brussels Séverinne Dusollier, Professor, SciencesPo Law School, Paris Ricardo Gutiérrez, General Secretary, European Federation of Journalists (EJF), Brussels Gail Kent, Director Data, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission, Luxembourg Henrik Kjellin, Administrator, JURI…
The EFJ GS will participate in the CoE Platform partners meeting at the EBU's headquarters in Geneva.