Focus on Media Freedom
The AEJ is active in monitoring and assessing threats to media freedom and independence across Europe. We are official Observers in the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on the Media, which protects the right to freedom of expression. In November 2007 the AEJ published "Goodbye to Freedom?", the first of three detailed Surveys on the changing media landscape around Europe.
The AEJ's Media Freedom Representative is William Horsley, a former BBC foreign correspondent and chairman of the UK Section.
Read more:» AEJ MF Project
» AEJ MF Representative
» AEJ MF Surveys and Reports
» AEJ & the Council of Europe
» World Press Freedom Day
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Sunday, January 31, 2010
Alarming rise in deaths of journalists in Europe prompts new actions for media freedom by the Council of Europe
On 27 January 2010 the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation on Respect for Media Freedom, expressing alarm at the murders of at least 20 journalists in Europe since 2007 and setting up new mechanisms to identify and prevent violations of media freedom.
Monday, January 25, 2010
AEJ discusses the ‘Future of Journalism’
During the meeting of the AEJ Executive Committee in Athens (4-7 March) the ‘Future of Journalism’ will be the subject of discussion. AEJ Honorary President and President of AEJ Greece has written an essay about the matter to kick-off discussion. Members of the association, amongst them Miguel-Angel Aguilar (Spain), Horst Keller (Germany), Jean Quatremer (France), Michel Theys (Belgium) and Jozsef Martin (Hungary) have also contributed in advance. During the AEJ Executive Committee in Athens ceremonies will be organised for the AEJ European Journalism Award and the Kalligas Prizes of the Greek AEJ section. All meetings and ceremonies are hosted by the Greek AEJ section and sponsored by the Greek National Bank. Click for the full text of the essay.
Friday, January 22, 2010
AEJ supports Belarus journalists' demands for media freedom as elections approach
The Association of European Journalists, representing more than 1000 journalists in more than 20 countries, deplores and condemns the Belarus government's controls, interference and threats of closure or prosecution of independent media in the country and we call urgently for an end to those abuses of democratic amd media freedoms.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
AEJ Spanish Section reports outrage at journalists' conviction in media freedom case
A Spanish court has found two senior journalists guilty of "revealing secrets" in what leading media organisations have called a flagrant violation of press freedom.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
New publications: Annual Congress 2009 - Maastricht
Here is a selection of articles published about the 2009 Annual AEJ Congress held in Maastricht.
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