by admin | Jun 28, 2011 | Campaigns, Europe
The postponement of Saturday’s meeting of the NUJ Continental European Council (made up of branches in Paris, Brussels and the Netherlands) allowed me to attend a guided tour about the arms industry lobby in Brussels, organised by the Corporate Europe Observatory...
by admin | Jun 28, 2011 | Europe, media freedom
The opening of the EFJ annual meeting in Belgrade on 15 June was an important occasion for Serbian journalists. Present, with security personnel in attendance and a host of national and local media, was Boris Tadic President of the Republic of Serbia. He first assumed...
by admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Europe
It’s my first visit to Belgrade (or Beograd in Serbian – the White City) – I’m here for the European Federation of Journalists annual meeting this week. So what are my first impressions? The journey by car from the airport to the hotel (a lift was kindly...
by admin | Jun 7, 2011 | Campaigns, international, whistle blowing
Very little has appeared in the UK media recently about the continuing plight of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistleblower, since the broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s afternoon play ‘Vanunu: A Time To Be Heard’ in early March, which focussed on...
by admin | Jun 3, 2011 | BBC, international, media freedom
I recently received a visit from an old friend of mine who now lives in Australia (Tasmania). It was on the day the Palace rolled out its programme for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations from 2 June next year and we quickly moved onto the subject of the coverage of the...
