Saturday, September 04, 2010
Andrew (Lord) McIntosh, a British politician who led many campaigns for media freedom in Europe, died on 27 August 2010 aged 77. The AEJ pays tribute to his tireless efforts to protect journalists from violence, wrongful imprisonment and other abuses through his work for the past 3 years as Rapporteur on Media Freedom in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Click to read the public statement of the journalists of television channel.
Friday, June 04, 2010
The AEJ is gravely concerned that the public broadcasting bill approved this week by a committee of the Romanian parliament would remove any proper safeguards for editorial independence, the guiding principle of public broadcasting. The Association urges the Romanian government to withdraw this draft law and replace it with a law that conforms with agreed European standards of political independence.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
In a bid to curb the unprecedented loss of the world's species due to human activity - at a rate some experts put at 1,000 times the natural progression - the United Nations marked 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity, with a slew of events highlighting the vital role the phenomenon plays in maintaining the life support system on Planet Earth.
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
The AEJ deplores Israel's attempts to censor information related to the forceful seizure on Monday of an international convoy of ships carrying aid to Gaza, and criticises the lack of respect shown for the safety of journalists aboard the ships and their freedom to report the violent events they witnessed.
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
On the occasion of WPFD 2010, the Greek Section of AEJ organized on May 3 a debate about the future of the press, and particularly newspapers, in the digital era, entitled “Is this the end of newspapers?”. The event took place at the EP offices in Athens. Among speakers were Athanasios Papandropoulos, President of AEJ Greece, Paul Gerakaris, President of the Pan-Hellenic Association of Sports Journalists and Dionysis Kefalakos, director of the daily financial newspaper Naftemporiki.
Athanasios Papandropoulos was the moderator of the debate
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Click here to download the May 2010 newsletter of the Italian Section of AEJ.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, AEJ Moldova organised different actions to promote the civic spirit of Moldovan citizens. These actions continue even now. We want to stimulate citizens to speak freely about what they think and to take part in the changing society of the Republic of Moldova which is seriously affected by 8 years of communist government. We announced our campaign in the press.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Many AEJ national sections have celebrated World Press Freedom Day 2010 with public debates, workshops and protests. Vigils were hold for journalists who died for their reporting work. ‘A Minute's Silence’ for targeted journalists, in line with an appeal by UNESCO, was observed in newsrooms all over the world.
Turkish journalists protest against alleged government phonetaps on WPFD
On Wed. May 5th. the Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin was the guest speaker at the Irish AEJ's may lunch. As the occasion took place in the same week as World Press Freedom Day and Europe Day, the Minister focussed on 'communicating Europe', from a Government and civil society point of view but also looking at the role journalists can play in illuminating and deepening the discussion on Europe in Ireland.
Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin
A press conference was called to announce the publication of an extensive report entitled ”Violence, intimidation and legal cases against journalists and the media in Armenia 2008-2009″. The report, prepared by three members of the Armenian Section (with the Introduction wrote by Liana Sayadyan, Head of the Section) and published with OSCE assistance, highlights acts of violence and legal intimidation, directed at journalists and reporters in Armenia over the past two years.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
AEJ France had a private meeting (April 8) with Bernard Kouchner, French foreign minister. During this meeting full attention was paid to the two French journalists, Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier (both France TV), detained since 29 December 2009 by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
To celebrate WPFD AEJ France invited Jean-François Julliard, Secretary of Reporters without borders, to speak about “Numeric Freedom, press freedom : two common causes ?”
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Jean Quatremer, président de la section française de l'association des journalistes européens, bien que retenu à Bruxelles par l'actualité européenne, a transmis ce discours, diffusé lors de la remise du 5ème prix Louise Weiss.
Validimir Vasak, Anne-Lise Thomine, Pierre Lellouche, Prune Antoine, Véronique Auger, Fabrice Pozzoli-Montenay lors de la remise des prix Louise Weiss du journalisme européen au ministère des Affaires étrangères.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Traditionally most AEJ sections organised or cooperated in World Press Freedom Day activities on May 3 or another date. See for reports by the sections by clicking inside …… (Attention: more reports to follow).
The Spanish Section of the AEJ celebrated once more WPF day in Málaga, in Southern Spain, in an event organized by the UNESCO Chair at the University, directed by Communication Professor Bernardo Díaz Nosty, counting on the attendance and participation of local and university authorities, as well as hundreds of Journalism students.
For World Press Freedom Day AEJ Turkey within the G-9 Platform organised three major activities. A joint press statement was made and covered especially by the internet media.
17 May 2010, in Florence, the Italian AEJ Section is contributing to organise a meeting with the local Press Officers Association (GUS Toscana) about the role press offices have in Italy and elsewhere. The meeting concludes the celebrations of the World Press Freedom Day. In the agenda are included interventions by the Italian section's members Elisabetta Giudrinetti and Luigi Cobisi.
Monday, May 03, 2010
To mark World Press Freedom Day 2010 the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg, paid tribute to the courage of Anna Politkovskaya and other investigative journalists killed seeking to reveal the truth about controversial political matters. He said Governments must show their will to protect media freedom through "concrete actions".
UNESCO, the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, has called for media workers in newsrooms around the world to observe a Minute's Silence on World Press Freedom Day, in honour of hundreds of journalists who have paid with their lives "for our right to know".
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