Freedom of the Press

Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the principle that communication and expression through various media, including printed and electronic media, especially published materials, should be considered a right to be exercised freely. Such freedom implies the absence of interference from an overreaching state; its preservation may be sought through constitution or other legal protection and security. Without respect to governmental information, any government may distinguish which materials are public or protected from disclosure to the public. State materials are protected due to either one of two reasons: the classification of information as sensitive, classified or secret, …

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EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 11 November 2024 English

Media freedom and pluralism are among the rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Article 11) and the European Convention on Human Rights (Article 10), together with freedom …

non- governmental organisations defending freedom of the press. These alerts refer to physical attacks


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 7 November 2024 English

Media consumption patterns have changed profoundly in recent years, creating challenges for traditional news companies. News media are now faced with digitally native younger generations who often pay more attention …

journalists and journalism, and guarantee the freedom of the press. Examples of related EU policies The EU


Fondapol: Fondation pour l’Innovation Politique · 5 November 2024 English

Despite the offensive waged by the other parties, the churches, employers, civil society and the German secret services, the AfD continues to resist, rising in prominence to the point of …

freedom of expression, in particular the freedom of the press, the freedom of education, the freedom of


BBC Media Action · 4 November 2024 English

Specifically, it aims to: • Illustrate the basics of what you need to understand in relation to disaster risk reduction • Build your understanding of media and communication environments and …

understand Conduct interviews with media the freedom of the press and reports of practitioners and stakeholders


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 4 November 2024 English

Hate speech and hate crime can destroy lives, harm people and property, threaten individual rights, terrify communities, reduce trust between members of society, create and amplify tensions between social groups, …

Article 24 of the Law of 29 July 1881 on the Freedom of the Press ('the 1881 Press Freedom Act', Loi du 29


NYU: New York University · 30 October 2024 English

U.S. democracy appears so strong as to be unbreakable. But the billionaire class is its weakest point: small, concentrated, and all too often uninterested in following the rules that apply …


Nordic Co-operation | Nordic Council & Nordic Council of Ministers · 29 October 2024 English

The title of the Presidency of Finland and Åland in the Nordic Council of Ministers is the Nordics 2025 – Strong and united. The starting point for the Presidency is …

equal and inclusive societies. Our strong freedom of the press and freedom of expression, in combination


RSF: Reporters Sans Frontières · 28 October 2024 English

Florida and Ohio are the home states of the Republican presidential and vice presidential candidates, and Georgia was a key state in deciding the 2020 presidential and senate elections, as …

reveals a number of shortcomings holding back freedom of the press in Arizona, Florida, Nevada, and Pennsylvania


NYU: New York University · 26 October 2024 English

"It is vital that we discuss the Washington Post’s and L.A. Times’s non-endorsement in the U.S. presidential election, plainly and openly, as what they actually are." The post On Dictatorship …


EU: European Union · 23 October 2024 English

talking about actions aimed at preserving freedom of the press and the other fundamental freedoms defined


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