By Benedetta Brevini 2 February 2013 For the first time since the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental rights, which underlines the crucial importance of media pluralism for EU democracy, an Independent report commissioned by the European Commission vigorously recognizes that the main challenges to media freedoms in the EU come from corporate media ownership. Produced by … [Read more...]
Was the EU report on media regulation reported fairly by our press?
by Horatio Mortimer A group of experts convened by the vice president of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes, this week published its report on media freedom and plurality. An EU report “calling for media regulation?” You can just imagine the frothing in some newsrooms. The group was initially convened for several reasons : firstly the fear that in certain … [Read more...]