Media developments

Media developments, Turkey 11/03/2016

Turkey: Journalist Organizations Launch Campaign for Right to Information

İstanbul – BIA News Desk, 11 March 2016 Journalist organizations have launched a campaign to call for releasing the journalists in prison and declare demands…

Media developments, Turkey 11/03/2016

Turkey: Constitutional Court Issues Reasoned Decision on Dündar, Gül

Istanbul, 10 March 2016 The Constitutional Court (AYM) has issued the reasoned version of its ruling of releasing Cumhuriyet daily’s Editor-in-Chief Can Dündar and its…

Media developments, Serbia 11/03/2016

Between bad working conditions and redundancy

By Bojana Barlovac This story delves into the grim situation of Serbian media workers, showing that nothing, not even a contract, can protect them from…

Media developments, Turkey 09/03/2016

Turkey: Prison Term for Journalist İnce for Acrostic Defense

İstanbul – BIA News Desk 08 March 2016 BirGün columnist Barış İnce has been sentenced to 21 months of prison for his acrostic plea in…

Media developments 08/03/2016

Women’s Day: New ECPMF-Alarm Centre for Female Journalists under Threat

Faced with growing evidence that more and more women journalists are menaced with gender-based violence and online threats, ECPMF has created a special Women’s Reporting…

Media developments, Turkey 07/03/2016

Turkey: Gov’t takeover of critical media group draws international backlash

Ahead of the pending government-led takeover of the Zaman Media Group, international voices have stated their concerns over the impending implementation of trustees to take…

Media developments 04/03/2016

OSCE Representative issues recommendations on rights and safety of members of the media reporting on refugees

VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – The challenging refugee situation in Europe also has implications for freedom of the media, not least with regard to the…

Media developments, Turkey 04/03/2016

OSCE Representative calls on Turkey to refrain from acts of intimidation against media, following appointment of trustees to run Zaman newspaper

VIENNA, 4 March 2016 – Appointing trustees to manage the Zaman daily newspaper is the latest in a string of measures initiated by the authorities…

Media developments, Serbia 03/03/2016

Serbia: Silence Over Anti-Corruption Council’s Report on State Advertising

The Anti-Corruption Council of the Government of Serbia, an advisory body, published in December 2015 the findings of yet another probe into key media issues…

Media developments, Moldova, Romania 03/03/2016

Romania to Boost Media Presence in Moldova

Romania plans to increase its media presence in neighboring Moldova in order to promote EU values and the Romanian language – and counteract Russian influence….

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