The AEJ Austria and AEJ Romania hosted a Zoom meeting with Slovakian journalists on the current difficult media situation in Slovakia on April 1. Guests […]
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Attacks on journalism affect democracy – Media Freedom Forum
“The survival of professional media – the fourth column of democracy – plays a vital role in preserving democracy and security,” notes the Media Freedom […]
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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 March 2025 to urge the […]
Read moreAEJ 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 annual congress in Rome: media freedom and artificial intelligence.
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CoE member states call for stronger journalist protections
Marking International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, 11 member states of the Council of Europe have made a collective call for states everywhere […]
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CoE Platform raises media freedom concerns across Ireland
The AEJ has joined partners of the Council of Europe’s Platform on Safety of Journalists to call for authorities in the Irish Republic to improve […]
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UK parties offer patchy policies on media
The party manifestos for the UK general election on July 4 were launched this week amid much fanfare and hype.But how much substance is there […]
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SLAPPS action delayed
Hopes for stronger action against SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation – are now on hold because of the general election. A private member’s […]
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Four major threats to press freedom in the UK
Marking World Press Freedom Day, AEJ UK chairman William Horsley has this article on four major threats to media freedom in the UK.
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BBC events on media freedom and investigative journalism
The BBC World Service highlighted the urgent and courageous work of journalists, analysing the state of media freedom globally and considering the future relationship of […]
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Coalition Against SLAPPS welcomes CoE Recommendation
The major campaign group Campaign Against SLAPPs in Europe (CASE) – which includes the AEJ – has welcomed the Council of Europe’s Recommendation on SLAPPs […]
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How international law can reverse the global assault on free speech
William Horsley, AEJ UK chair, examines how a new book charts ways that international law can be used to defend free speech and media freedom. […]
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SLAPPs get slapped
The UK Parliament has backed a measure to tackle the use of SLAPPs – Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. This legal tactic has been widely […]
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Report from AEJ contact with CoE Platform for Safety of Journalists
Report to AEJ 2023 General Assemblyfrom William Horsley, AEJ Contact for Council of Europe Platform for Safety of Journalists (This report accompanies AEJ MF Representative’s […]
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UN International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists
The United Nations and associated organizations marked 2 November as the 2023 International Day to end impunity for crimes against journalists with events around the […]
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