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A broad coalition of creators and right-holders, including IFRRO and some of its members, calls for a meaningful implementation of the AI Act to enable creators and right-holders to exercise and enforce their rights, when it comes to the ingesting and copying copyright-protected works for AI model training purposes. https://lnkd.in/epiaxFZm AEPO-ARTIS, CEPI - European Audiovisual Production Association; CEPIC; European Federation of Journalists; EMMA - European Magazine Media Association, EUROPEAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION; Collecting Societies for European Visual Artists ; Federation of European Publishers/Fédération des éditeurs européens; FERA - Federation of European Screen Directors; FIAPF Producers; GESAC - authorsocieties.eu; ICMP; IFPI; IMPALA Independent Music Companies Association; Independent Music Publishers International Forum (IMPF); International Video Federation AISBL; News Media Europe; Society of Audiovisual Authors; STM #AIAct

Call for Journalists: Study Visit to Kyiv 2025 n-ost is organizing its third study visit to Kyiv. It's an opportunity for EU journalists to gain deeper insights into daily life in wartime Ukraine, internal political developments, and the media landscape. Selected participants will visit independent and public editorial offices. They’ll meet Ukrainian colleagues and international correspondents currently based in Kyiv, as well as prominent representatives of civil society. • Dates: 10-18 February 2025  • Location: Kyiv, Ukraine  • Eligibility: Journalists from BG, FR, DE, HU, IT, ES  • Coverage: travel, accommodation, and catering costs  • Participation fee: None  • Application deadline: 25 November 2024 For further information and to apply, visit https://lnkd.in/em96AG36 This is our third study visit to Kyiv, building on our successful previous exchanges with Ukrainian journalists, and is part of n-ost's Europe-Ukraine Desk to enhance European coverage of Ukraine. Listen to episode 14 of the Covering Ukraine podcast, where past participants share their reflections! n-ost is a journalistic network with a focus on Eastern Europe. The media NGO aims for a border crossing and multiperspective European journalism. It unites journalists and media in reporting and publishing, supports journalistic research and provides training. Its 500 correspondents, photographers and editors report from across Europe. n-ost headquarters are based in Berlin, Germany. #MediaFreedom  #OpenCall #n_ost  #UkrainianMedia  #EuropeanJournalism

🎙️New #PressTalk is out! Camille Magnissalis, EFJ Press Freedom Monitoring Officer hosts Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director, and Anna Del Freo, Italian journalist and Deputy Secretary General of the FNSI union, for a discussion on Public Service Media independence in #Italy, growing threats to broadcaster RAI, and the importance of #EMFA. Renate also comes back on the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) fact-finding mission to Rome, and Prime Minister's Meloni reaction after the publication of the mission report. Join Anna and Renate as they share their experiences as press freedom advocates in a country where journalists are finding their jobs increasingly difficult under the growing influence of the Fratelli d'Italia on the media sector. The interview is available on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eUzDXwCn #JournalismAsAPublicGood

Georgia 🇬🇪 On 1-2 October, the partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists and of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) led a fact-finding mission to #Georgia. Their findings reveal concerning practices for press freedom. The main topics of the mission's report cover: 🔻Deterioration of the media situation ahead of the elections 🔻Concerns over recent legislations 🔻Safety of journalists: A feeling of fear and exodus from the profession 🔻Impunity for crimes and intimidation against journalists 🔻Public Service Media: concerns over its independence 🔻Regular use of SLAPPs/Lawsuits against media 🔻Journalists in exile: Georgia is no longer a refuge 🔻Unstable and precarious journalists' working conditions 🔻Reforms are needed to improve access to information Read more: https://lnkd.in/e3CdcDs7

Ireland 🇮🇪 Following a two-day mission to #Dublin on 22-23 October 2024, the partners of the Conseil de l'Europe’s Platform on Safety of Journalists, including the EFJ and the Fédération internationale des journalistes called on the Irish authorities to : 🔸 Continue to engage with civil society to prioritise the reform of defamation laws & the adoption of comprehensive anti-SLAPP provisions 🔸Strengthen the safety of journalists across the island of Ireland, including the protection of journalists' sources.  🔸 Ensure a sustainable model of trusted public service media, including through the implementation of Article 5 of the European Media Freedom Act. 🔸 Engage with the UK authorities to investigate the 2001 murder of journalist Martin O'Hagan. The delegation recognised and welcomed the efforts of the Irish authorities to maintain a structural dialogue with journalists themselves, through the presence of representatives of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and journalist representatives on the Media Engagement Group. The partners also engaged in constructive talks with journalists, and government officials from the Department of Justice and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media. Thanks to all participants, including Barry McCaffrey and his powerful testimony as he has been surveilled by police forces. And to Index on Censorship for the UK anti-SLAPP conference that concluded the two-day mission. The delegation included representatives from the Association of European Journalists (AEJ), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), European Broadcasting Union (EBU), European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF), the European and International Federations of Journalists (EFJ-IFJ), Index on Censorship, the International Press Institute (IPI), the Justice For Journalists Foundation (JFJ), PEN International, the International News Safety Institute (INSI) and Reporters sans frontières (RSF). To read more about the key findings ⤵ https://lnkd.in/e5ZzHnPi Credits 📷 : Ricardo Gutiérrez #Pressfreedom #CouncilofEurope #SLAPPs #EMFA

💫 Goal for the weekend: send my application to the Voices Journalism Award! ... One deadline: 27 October ... Five categories: ♾️ Up-and-coming: innovative and ethical use of AI 🌍 Impact: cross-border investigative reporting 🗣️ Local resilience: local reporting for European communities 🤳 Remarkable youth: promising journalists under 30 🪴 Emerging talent: the best of climate journalism ... Two rewards: 1,000€ + a trip to Croatia to attend Voices Festival (28 February-1 March 2025). Don't wait! Go to: https://lnkd.in/dK__C5D4 See you in Zagreb! 😉 Voices - European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy

Throwback to our conference on Regulation and Self Regulation, held on 14 October at the ULB: 👤 The conference gathered 90 participants from all around #Europe, stakeholders such as media regulators, self-regulators, journalists’ professional representatives, publishers’ professional representatives, ULB Masters of Journalism students, EU policymakers, researchers and civil society. 💬 We discussed the implementation of the #EMFA and the #DSA, the use and regulation of AI, #PressCouncils, the relations of young people with journalism, the promotion of ethical and legal standards, and more. ✏ To read more about it, please consult the recap on our website: https://lnkd.in/gnmMpC9j #EUPressCouncils #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #MediaRegulation #EU

⏳ Good things take time, and we’re giving you a little more! We've extended the deadline for the #VoicesAwards to 2️⃣7️⃣ October 2024 Participate to get one of the 10 awards of 1000€ each for #journalists & #MediaLiteracy advocates to come to #Voices2025 👉 https://lnkd.in/dK__C5D4

"Journalism, journalism, journalism" was Mercedes Medina Laverón's answer on how to engage citizens in democracy 🗞 Two of the ReMeD's partners, Renate Schroeder from the European Federation of Journalists and Mercedes Medina Laverón from the University of Navarra, gathered in Brussels at the European Digital Democracy Summit to discuss key topics in a panel entitled "The Role of Media in Strengthening Democratic Engagement in the Digital Age". While they highlighted the crucial need for proper enforcement of regulations such as the #EMFA and the #DSA, the speakers emphasised the role of quality journalism and sustainable business models for media across Europe.

#MFRRSummit2024 The EFJ is pleased to join its Media Freedom Rapid Response partners in Brussels. The MFRR is holding its summit in Brussels ! The opportunity to welcome a diverse panel to discuss key challenges to #pressfreedom such as the editorial independence of public media, the growing physical and online threats against journalists in Europe and the importance of implementing the European Media Freedom Act #EMFA. Thank you to all participants for taking part in such important discussions. As EFJ'S Director Renate Schroeder said, it is crucial to "join forces" to defend our fundamental rights including journalism as a public good.