by admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Campaigns, international, media freedom, Press
Last week’s meeting of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) held in Brussels we spent some time discussing the situation in Hungary following the introduction of controversial new media laws, which will seriously restrict the right to report and media freedom....
by admin | Dec 19, 2010 | media freedom
Free after nine days in jail, Julian Assange was told by the judge that he faces almost certain extradition to Sweden to face possible charges. It now appears that it was the Crown Prosecution Service who appealed the previous bail decision. Just why they were...
by admin | Dec 15, 2010 | international, media freedom
The story of Julian Assange remains a distraction from the even more serious retribution being inflicted on WikiLeaks by other agencies, including internet service providers, PayPal, Master Card and Visa, some under US pressure. And there was no hiding the pleasure of...
by admin | Nov 7, 2010 | international, media freedom
On 5 November the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and its affiliates marked ‘Stand Up for Journalism Day’ and its adopted the motto “journalism as a public good” to rekindle the spirit of mission and solidarity in journalists’ work. In...
by admin | Nov 6, 2010 | Campaigns, media freedom
News Corporation’s bid for the 61% of shares in BSkyB that it does not already own has been filed with the European Commission. They will now have 25 working days, until 8 December, to conduct an intitial investigation into the deal on competition grounds. It...
by admin | Sep 30, 2010 | censorship, international, Islam, media freedom
In September 2010, I attended a seminar ‘From Munk to Mohammed – Freedom of the Press, Censorship, Self-Censorship and Press Ethics’ at the Kaj Munk Research Centre at Aalbourg University, Denmark. Topics discussed at these seminars always relate to the Danish priest...
