Why news media need article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act
This blogpost analyses article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act and discusses the proposal for a so called ‘media privilege’. Read More …
Tag: media freedom
‘Journalists matter’: Council of Europe’s new initiative to protect journalists
On 5 October 2023, the Council of Europe launched the ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign in Riga, an initiative to improve the safety of journalists across Europe. Read More …
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2023
As we mark World Press Freedom Day today, the research team of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) acknowledges the critical role that a free and independent media plays in upholding democracy and stresses the need to promote a safe working environment for journalists and media professionals. Read More …
New article: The spectacle of press freedom in Central Europe
“Press freedom must be in a pitiful state if only ‘so few’ places are vilifying me,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ironically remarked in one of his social media videos in the summer of 2021. Read More …
The CMPF welcomes the European Media Freedom Act, a step forward in the protection of media pluralism in the EU
The CMPF welcomes the initiative of the European Media Freedom Act and supports its goal of safeguarding independence and pluralism of the media in Europe. Read More …
World Press Freedom Day – Highlights from the Media Pluralism Monitor 2022
On this World Press Freedom Day, we share highlights from the preliminary results of the forthcoming Media Pluralism Monitor 2022, which has analysed the overall status of media pluralism in the year 2021. Read More …
Elda Brogi joins the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Increasing Resilience of Media
The committee is in charge of developing guidelines on the use of digital tools, including AI, for journalism and of identifying good practices for sustainable media financing. Read More …
Australian Newspapers Redact Front Pages in Media Freedom Campaign
On 21 October, the front page of major newspapers including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Age and the Herald Sun gave way to blacked out text representing the obstacles faced by journalists in this country. Read More …
Animation: What is the Media Pluralism Monitor?
Our short animation explains the purpose and importance of our flagship project at the CMPF, The Media Pluralism Monitor. Read More …
Responding to Propaganda and Fake News | June 2017
Recorded during the CMPF Summer School for Journalists and Media Practitioners, 5-9 June 2017. Our invited international speakers reflect on some of the challenges facing journalists and media practitioners regarding the proliferation of fake news and propaganda. Read More …