Focus on Media Freedom
The AEJ is active in monitoring and assessing threats to media freedom and independence across Europe. We are official Observers in the Council of Europe's Steering Committee on the Media, which protects the right to freedom of expression. In November 2007 the AEJ published "Goodbye to Freedom?", the first of three detailed Surveys on the changing media landscape around Europe.
The AEJ's Media Freedom Representative is William Horsley, a former BBC foreign correspondent and chairman of the UK Section.
Read more:» AEJ MF Project
» AEJ MF Representative
» AEJ MF Surveys and Reports
» AEJ & the Council of Europe
» World Press Freedom Day
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Speaking at the 3rd Paul-Henri Spaak Lecture (AEJ Belgium) EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana endorsed the former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez as first permanent president of the European Council, should the Lisbon Treaty enter in force.
Johan Cuppens, VP AEJ Belgium and Javier Solana
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Council of Europe ministers, under media pressure, accept their duty to restrain anti-terrorism laws from breaking media freedom
An article by William Horsley, Media Freedom Representative of the Association of European Journalists.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
AEJ ExCom visit to Ankara and Istanbul (May 11-14)
At a critical time in Turkey’s relationship with the European Union, members of the AEJ Executive Committee visited Ankara and Istanbul. The AEJ delegation was invited by the Presidents of AEJ Turkey Dogan Tilic and of EMD (Economic Reporters Association) Ozlem Doganer. The delegation leader was AEJ Vice-President Jozsef Horvath (Hungary).
N. Peter Kramer, Ali Babacan, Ozlem Doganer
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Breakthrough in defence of media freedom in face of harsh anti-terrorism laws
All 47 member states of the Council of Europe, except Russia, on Friday made a public commitment for the first time to review their anti-terrorism laws to ensure that they conform to Council of Europe with agreed European standards on freedom of expression and information.
Friday, May 29, 2009
AEJ France: Seven political conferences/debates for EP elections
During the last 3 months, AEJ France set up a series of political conferences/debates for the European Parliament elections in the Centre d’accueil de la presse etrangère, in the Grand Palais in Paris.
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