Threats to media freedom in Macedonia: CFOM’s educational visit from media representative
CFOM was recently visited by Zoran Fidanoski, a member of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services in Macedonia among other positions. His visit formed part of a six week trip to the UK. The trip was part of 'FCO Programme for Professional Development for...
5 Things we learned from James Ball’s guest lecture as a Buzzfeed Special Correspondent
As part of the Department of Jouranlism's guest lecture series, we heard from James Ball, a Buzzfeed special correspondent, on how he sees the place of Buzzfeed as a new media player. 1. The key to a popular site is nothing but good content. You can't cheat your way...
Council of Europe Secretary General Focuses on arrests of Journalists in his Address to Committee of Ministers
CoE Secretary General focuses on the arrest of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül in Turkey Originally published here: Source The new government was announced last week and I look forward to working with Prime Minister Davutoğlu and his team, especially at a moment when Turkey...
Strasbourg court ruling restricts journalists’ coverage of street protests
By Dirk Voorhoof * Recently, the Council of Europe Task Force for Freedom of Expression and Media published a book under the title “Journalism at risk. Threats, challenges and perspectives”. Since a Grand Chamber judgment of the European Court of Human Rights of 20...