A coalition of international press freedom and journalist organizations will carry out a press freedom mission to Hungary from 25 to 27 November. Confirmed participants: IPI, ECPMF, CPJ, Article 19, RSF, EFJ (Ricardo Gutiérrez).
Le 25/11 de 14h à 17h au Press Club Brussels Deux tiers des femmes journalistes sont harcelées selon un rapport de l’IMWF (International Women’s Media Foundation), repris par Reporters sans frontières et la Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ). Pour un quart d’entre elles, ce harcèlement a lieu sur les réseaux sociaux. Ces actes participent de la violence faite aux femmes et de la volonté de les réduire au silence. À l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination des violences faites aux femmes, la RTBF souhaitent contribuer à la réflexion avec l’AJP, la FIJ et la FEJ. Nous vous invitons ce…
EFJ director Renate Schroeder will attend the conference “(Last) call for quality journalism” organised by the Council of Europe and the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
The EFJ GS will attend the meeting of the partner organisations of the Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalism. The partners will meet Marija Pejčinović Burić, new CoE Secretary General.
In France, the Defender of Rights, a constitutional independent agency, is responsible for guiding and protecting whistleblowers since the creation of a framework of protection by the Law of 9 December 2016 relating to transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernization of the economic life. Three years after the entry into force of this protection and two years before the deadline for the implementation of the European directive, the Defender of Rights will organise the European meeting Protecting Whistleblowers: An European Challenge. The encounter will offer an opportunity to engage dialogue among stakeholders and experts in order to foster…
The EFJ GS will participate to an informal breakfast organised by French MEP Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield about the outcomes of the recent IPI joint mission to Hungary.
Event: Conference on Missing and Murdered Journalists in Kosovo Location: Restaurant Etno Kuča, Gračanica/Graçanicë Date/Time: 4 December 2019, 09:00 09:00 – 09:30 Coffee & Registration of Participants 09:30 – 10:15 Opening Remarks • Ambassador Jan Braathu, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo • Budimir Ničić, Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of Serbia registered in Kosovo • Gentiana Begolli-Pustina, Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo 10:15 – 11.30 I panel: Accounts of Families and Colleagues For two decades, families and friends of murdered and missing journalists in Kosovo have been trying to find out the truth: who…
Event: Conference on Missing and Murdered Journalists in Kosovo Location: Hotel Swiss Diamond, Prishtinë/Priština Date/Time: 5 December 2019, 09:30 09:30 – 10:00 Coffee & Registration of Participants 10:00 – 10:45 Opening Remarks Ambassador Jan Braathu, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo Gentiana Begolli-Pustina, Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of Kosovo Budimir Ničić, Chairperson of the Association of Journalists of Serbia registered in Kosovo 10:45 – 12:00 I panel: Accounts of Families and Colleagues For two decades, families and friends of murdered and missing journalists in Kosovo have been trying to find out the truth: who…
Conference will focus around the theme disinformation, where EFJ Director Renate Schroeder will participate as a speaker. Participants will share opinions on the implications of the digital transformation on our societies in terms of how we communicate, what we communicate, what society accepts as information and what is disregarded. You can find more on the Resonances exhibition and the idea behind the Science and Art project on https://resonances.jrc.ec.europa.eu
The next Media Literacy Expert Group of the European Commission aims to discuss the second edition of the European Media Literacy Week, planned for the end of March 2020. The EFJ Director Renate Schroeder will participate in the session.
Public Service Media should broadcast for the public, be financed and controlled by the public. They should be a trusted source of news and provide impartial information to enable citizens to make informed decisions. While Public Service Media should be independent, the rise of populism further exposes them to political interference. Politicians try to undermine the media's independence, manipulate and censor journalistic output. In the worst cases, Public Service Media are turned into state-controlled media, propaganda or public relations instruments.
Please join us in front of the Maltese PermRep, to stand in solidarity with the people of #Malta demanding the immediate resignation of the Maltese Prime Minister following his office being implicated in the assassination of investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia. The gathering is being co-organised with the Maltese community. All those who wish to stand in solidarity with our fellow EU citizens over the current constitutional crisis in Malta are warmly invited to join us. Malta is part of Europe; democracy and justice concern us all ! Draft program: 12:30 welcome (bring lunch, flags & placards!) 13:00 program with speakers and…
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) are conducting a Fact-Finding Mission to Denmark and Sweden. This is to identify best practices and recommendations for journalism and press freedom. For three days, from 16 – 18 December 2019, the delegation will meet with journalists, politicians, scientists and representatives of media organisations.
