AEJ MF Project

Freedom of the media is a cherished principle throughout Europe. It is also one that can be easily eroded, flagrantly or by stealth. The AEJ, with members dispersed across the continent, is well placed to keep track of how the principle is honoured in the real world, and the evidence of a growing trend for it to be broken for commercial convenience or political ends.

In 2006, the AEJ decided to launch this new endeavour at its annual congress in Oviedo. William Horsley, former BBC foreign correspondent and chairman of the UK Section, leads the project as AEJ Media Freedom Representative.
In 2007, the AEJ's first survey of media freedom across Europe – Goodbye to Freedom? – was published at the Dublin Congress in November. A second survey was published in February 2008, updating and expanding on the first. A new collection of reports was issued at the AEJ Congress in Linz in November 2008, focusing on public broadcasting and trust in the media.

Read more:
» AEJ MF Representative
» AEJ MF Surveys and Reports
» AEJ & the Council of Europe
» World Press Freedom Day

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