Ce matin, la Fédération européenne des journalistes, ClientEarth, l’organisation European Environmental Bureau, Les Amis de la Terre Europe, et Corporate Europe Observatory ont soumis conjointement une plainte à l’Ombudsman européen concernant la mauvaise gestion, par la Commission européenne, de notre demande d’accès aux documents relatifs au Traité transatlantique sur le commerce et l’investissement (TTIP). Les plaignants se sont félicités de la décision du médiateur européen, datant du 6 janvier 2015, qui autorise les enquêtes individuelles sur la transparence des négociations et de la consultation publique du TTIP. Nous constatons par ailleurs que le 7 janvier 2015 la Commission a ajouté…

(20.11.2014) The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) has carried out a mission to Ukraine on 6 – 8 November to investigate the situation facing journalists reporting in conflict areas. Yannis Kotsifos, a member of the EFJ Steering Committee has visited the EFJ affiliates (NUJU and IMTUU) in Kiev to understand the challenges they face in protecting their journalists. ” Since the political crisis in Ukraine broken out in November 2013, journalists have been at the heart of these events covering violent demonstrations, clashes and armed conflict. They have been shot at, assaulted, kidnapped, arrested, abused and killed. They have been…

(2014) ‘‘Journalists’ and their organisations must be the driving force for the future of journalism’’ – this is the notion highlighted in the study published by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today about finding ways to sustain quality journalism. Authored by Andreas K. Bittner, the study on Confronting Austerity: Financial and Employment Models in Journalism was the result of a one-year project carried out by the EFJ to find out how journalists and their organisations can confront the crisis and respond to / take advantage of the rapidly changing media landscape.  Responses collected from 42 EFJ affiliates across Europe…

Read the Gender Pay Gap in Journalism report

(2014 / English and Arabic) Read the IFJ Safety Guidelines for Women Journalists Working in War Zones: – English version – Arabic version

(2014 / English and French versions) Read the EFJ Policy on Sexual Harassment: English version French version

(2011) The media industry is undergoing a revolutionary change. Only few actors attempt to untangle the changing relationship and deal with some important questions raised over the quality of journalism and the increasingly volatile working conditions faced by journalists. The report Managing Change in Journalism published by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) attempts to answer these questions through a thorough analysis of a drastically changing media environment. Download the report