Media
MEPs have more to say about future of social media than Facebook CEO
Mark Zuckerberg had nothing new to say, while MEPs seemed determined to introduce new regulations. Those interested in the future of social media may do well to tune their antennas to Brussels rather than to Facebook headquarters.
Animosity towards journalists is growing in Europe too
On the 25th of April, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) published their World Press Freedom Index for 2018. The situation in Europe is alarmingly worsening, says the Paris-based NGO.
Facebook’s increasing PR job in Brussels
Starting in 2012, when it first entered the EU’s transparency register, Facebook has been steadily intensifying its lobbying efforts within European institutions.
Mapping media literacy practices and activities in the EU
For the first time this year, the European Audiovisual Observatory is publishing a study to map media literacy initiatives at national or regional level in the EU
Copyright reform: the forthcoming EU directive we’ll all be worrying about in a few years time
On June 20, the Legal Affairs committee of the European Parliament will vote on a proposed directive for Copyright reform. Sounds obscure? It is actually a hotly debated topic: the new directive may well shape how the internet will look like in a few years, among other things changing how linking and uploading of contents works.
Turkey: the map of violence against women
An interview with Ceyda Ulukaya, journalist and the creator of the first map of femicides in Turkey – an original and appreciated data journalism project.
Trustworthy?
Most readers want an objective coverage of political news
The Balkans barely exist for Italian TV news
A new study shows that South-East Europe is completely out of sight for the main TV newsrooms in Italy, except for Greece and Turkey
Europe is not so safe for journalists
Although journalists work in a relatively safe environment in Europe, they sometimes pay the highest price for doing their job