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 …
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 …
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we reflect on abuse and violence against women journalists in Europe. Read More …
This edition of the School for Journalists and Media Practitioners will focus on journalists’ safety and the roadmap to a European Media Freedom Act. Read More …
Our Research Fellow Iva Nenadić shares her thoughts on the EU Commission’s Guidance on Strengthening the Code of Practice on Misinformation. Specifically, she will focus on… Read More …
To draw insights for future policy-making in this field, this panel will explore, from a comparative perspective, several aspects contained in the concept of media pluralism and evaluate policies designed to ensure and safeguard the favourable conditions. Read More …
Mária Žuffová discusses the role of freedom of information (FOI) laws in journalism. By surveying journalists, interviewing activists and civil servants, and submitting FOI requests to government ministries she identifies a number of problems with the process. Journalists reported that their requests were often refused on questionable grounds, delayed, or not responded to at all. One of the consequences of this is that journalists might choose to use loopholes in the law in order to be able to publish stories that are in the public interest. Read More …
Information as a public good: report of the UNESCO Europe Forum (30 April 2021) to the “Voices from regions” plenary session of the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2021 conference (3 May 2021). Read More …
By Vaclav Štětka *The following text is from an intervention Read More …
By Damian Tambini UNESCO in common with other bodies that Read More …
