Field report – lessons in Europe-savvyness
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Vienna. July 24, 2021
by Edward Steen, AEJ Secretary-General
Former AEJ president Otmar Lahodynsky has been teaching young journalists in Austria about how to become "Europe-savvy"....
Belarus – Lukashenko dictatorship gets worse
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AEJ warns of fresh Belarus government attempt to eradicate freedom of expression
London, July 25, 2021
by William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative
The Belarus Justice ministry...
Spiegel interview with FT editor Roula Khalaf
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(es) London/ Vienna
July 26, 2021
The FT's first woman editor gave this remarkable interview with Der Spiegel prior to discovering she had been one of...
Internet: what happened to us – or our readers?
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(es) Vienna/ London July 22, 2021
Veteran Fleet Street journalist, broadcaster, and historian of modern London, Kevin d'Arcy, has asked AEJ members for any...
How the Pegasus scandal was broken
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(ES) Vienna. July 22, 2021
The Pegasus state-hacking scandal, which has sent shockwaves across the world, was broken by a consortium of 17 different...
UK Home Office closes in on journalists
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(es) London/ Vienna July 20, 2021
The latest proposals for UK legislation are similar to repressive moves elsewhere in Europe - a law which would...
Massive power of “criminal services industry”
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London. July 20, 2021
by William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative
Despite the denials of the NSO Group and the Israeli authorities, the Pegasus scandal is...
AEJ open letter to EU on Pegasus scandal
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(ES) Athens/ Vienna July 21, 2021
Open letter to Ursula von der Leyen, Commission President and Vice-President Vera Jourova
The Israeli security company NSO has sold...
Israeli spyware sparks huge political rows
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Updated, July 28, 2021
by Edward Steen, AEJ General-Secretary
Revelations about the use of Pegasus software used to spy on journalists – including FT editor Roula...
Daphne Memorial Prize – apply pronto
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(es) Brussels/ Vienna. July 20, 2021
The €20,000 Daphne Caruana Galizia prize will be awarded as of October 2021 to journalists or teams of journalists...