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WPFD EUROPE-WIDE EVENTS 2008 |
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AEJ sections mark World Press Freedom Day across
Europe Please address any comments or
responses you have on these items to the section contacts listed
on the AEJ's international
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Belgium 6 May
2008 – The UN is asked to revoke its ban on
Taiwanese journalists covering the World Health Assembly in Geneva The Belgian section of the AEJ co-hosted a press conference with Human Rights without Frontiers International on this topic.
Report of the event by
Willy Fautré France 30 April 2008
– La liberté de la presse en recul à travers
l’Europe
Augustin Scalbert: representative of the Liberté d'informer campaign, media journalist on France Inter Helen Darbishire: director of Access-Info Stéphane Siohan: journalist, project director at the Centre de Formation et de Perfectionnement des Journalistes - International Fabrice Pozzoli-Montenay: journalist, secretary of the AEJ French section The French section presented the AEJ's Goodbye to Freedom? and
announced that it is to be translated into French. Anyone interested in contributing to this work should contact Fabrice Pozzoli-Montenay. Germany Short article by Egon C Heinrich (in German) Greece The Greek section of the AEJ is planning an event at the European Parliament on 11 June 2008 Hungary 5 May 2008 –
The Local Media: Stepchild or Lovechild? This roundtable debate looked into the situation of the
local media in
József Martin and László Kleer (president of the organization of the local media) moderated the debate. Italy Europe and its
citizens: what information? The Italian section marked World Press Freedom Day by organising a conference in Rome. The results of a survey conducted by the Pavia Observatory during the first two months of 2008 were presented. They found that in Italy only 2% of radio and television information is devoted to the EU.
The roundtable discussion made clear that the level of
information on EU policies and issues is also inadequate in other EU
member states. The conference, the last in a series commemorating
the 50th anniversary of the Rome Treaties, was arranged in collaboration with
the European Parliament. AEJ sections in Austria, Cyprus and Netherlands
encouraged their members to take part in the activities of other
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Moldova
& Romania 22 May 2008 – Moldovan and Romanian sections debate European
journalism The Moldovan
section organised a debate at the Hotel Passepartout in Chisinau. AZIR, the
Romanian section of the AEJ, participated in a wide-ranging discussion of
the most acute threats to media freedom and the work of journalists in
Europe.
· Journalism
in totalitarian regimes – Doina Jela, secretary of the Romanian section · European
Union and Romanian press, examples to be followed – Teodora Stanciu,
president of the Romanian section · Young
journalists in Romania – Ala Mandacanu, Dean of the Faculty of
Journalism, University of Moldova ·
The messages of transition in the
independent press – Mariana Tacu, professor at the Faculty of
Journalism and Communication, Moldova · Investigative
journalism: the impact of investigative articles in the Romanian and
Moldavian press – Aneta Grosu, secretary of AEJ Moldova and editor in
chief of the Ziarul de Garda
newspaper
The event was
organised with support from Soros Foundation, Moldova. Serbia 15-16
May – Meeting of the
AEJ's Serbian section with the AEJ International President
Diego
Carcedo, President of the AEJ, visited the new Serbian section on 15-16 May
at the Cervantes Centre in Belgrade. A lecture given by Mr Carcedo
outlined the AEJ's activities in the field of press freedom. Slovakia 29
May 2008 – Roundtable
debate on media freedom The topic
is media freedom in post-communist countries in general and the problematic
new Slovak Press Law, due to come into force on 1 June, in particular. Participants
in the debate include advocate Andrea Cisarova, Ivan Brada, a journalist with
STV Slovak public television, and Peter Turcik, editor-in-chief of Hospodarske noviny. Spain 5 May
2008 – World Press
Freedom Day debate at the University of Málaga Poster
announcing the event (pdf file 3.1Mb) Turkey 3 May 2008 – Declaration on journalism read in Ankara A declaration drawn up by Dogan Tilic, secretary of the Turkish
section, was signed by all members of the G-9 Platform, including AEJ Turkey.
It was read to press and people in the main Kizilay Square in front of Guven
Park in Ankara at 12:30 on 3 May. It was widely reported by TV
and newspapers.
The declaration described the global problems of journalism – concentration, commercialisation, attacks on journalists and the
problems of journalists in Turkey –
while also protesting to the government
about anti-democratic laws and violent police behaviour towards
journalists during the May Day demonstrations. Report of the meeting
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World Press Freedom Day in the UK 2 May 2008 – British media says "New Media is NOT Killing Journalism" |
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After a wide-ranging
debate, faith in the survival of journalism and its values
triumphed. The motion "New Media is Killing Journalism"
was defeated by more than three votes to one. William Horsley
chaired the event at London's Frontline Club. For full details
and video recording of the debate, see WPFD page |
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An
open letter was sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to restore the
rights of Taiwanese journalists banned from the United Nations since 2004.
This
debate is reported on the French section's 
