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...
by admin | Sep 29, 2010 | international, media freedom, nuj
Do we need laws to protect journalists’ anonymous sources? This was the central question posed at a round table discussion initiated by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and held at the headquarters of the NUJ on Tuesday 21 September. Attended by...
by admin | Jul 2, 2010 | media freedom, nuj, photographers
Investigative photojournalist Marc Vallée, who was one of the guest speakers at the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom’s AGM on Saturday 26 June and videographer Jason Parkinson have received an apology and damages from the Metropolitan Police after being...
