The AEJ and Media Freedom
AEJ mandate for media freedom Media freedom and action to defend and encourage it are at the heart of the AEJ’s mandate both internationally and in the UK.The AEJ works to protect freedom of expression and independent journalism by raising individual cases and issues related to attacks and harassment of […]
Trump’s attacks on the media
Donald Trump has been criticising and attacking the mainstream media for 10 years – now he's president again he's taken […]
Zoom meeting on journalism in Slovakia-April 1
The AEJ Austria and AEJ Romania are hosting a zoom meeting with Slovakian journalists on the current difficult media situation […]
Trump dismantling Voice of America
President Donald Trump is making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming.Reporters Without Borders said it […]
Europe’s human rights spokesman: Trump US aid cuts threaten journalism
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, has called on EU member states to counter severe damage […]
Press freedom in Europe:confronting political pressure, disinformation and erosion of media independence
The AEJ joined 14 other partner organisations of the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists on 5 […]
AP sues Trump officials in media freedom case
The Associated Press (AP) is taking three Trump officials to court in defence of its editorial independence, freedom of speech, […]
The Trump way comes to the Washington press
Honorary AEJ member Llewellyn King has been reporting for decades from Washington and is founder and executive producer/host of the […]
Rupert Murdoch turns against Trump
Rupert Murdoch's American newspapers turned on U.S. President Donald Trump after he falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with […]
AEJ leaves X (Twitter)
The AEJ-UK has disengaged from the social media platform X.It voted to leave at its Annual General Meeting in a […]
Succession – inside the Murdoch family saga
As Rupert Murdoch and his family struggle again over control of the family empire, the New York Times has detailed […]
Killing the Messenger – INSI on the global death toll of journalists
The International News Safety Institute (INSI) notes a "staggering, almost incomprehensible" total of 81 – eighty one – deaths of […]
AEJ joins condemnation of media freedom attacks in Turkey
The AEJ has joined the International Press Institute (IPI) and many other organisations concerned about media freedom in issuing this […]
Trump and the job of journalism – a view from America
As Donald Trump nears the end of his second week as president, the AEJ's Llewellyn King provides some timely journalistic […]
AEJ raises fresh alarm at threats to media freedom in central Europe
As Donald Trump and his friends take control in the United States, the AEJ has raised the alarm about gathering […]
Belfast journalists win case against unlawful police surveillance
In a historic ruling on December 17, a special British legal tribunal made a significant judgment for press freedom and […]
AEJ International annual congress – media freedom and AI
Two topics that capture the enormity of the challenges facing journalism and the media dominated the Association of European Journalists […]
