The South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) calls for nominations for the 2011 Dr. Erhard Busek – SEEMO Award for Better Understanding in South, Eastern and Central Europe. Eligible to be nominated are journalists, editors, media executives, media experts, writers or journalism trainers in South Eastern Europe, who have contributed to promoting better understanding in […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today renewed its objections to Hungary’s new media law following the adoption of amendments intended to defuse criticism by the European Union. The Hungarian Parliament voted Monday to narrow the law’s scope against foreign media reporting from Hungary, and to eliminate a requirement that on-demand services such as Internet sites […]

The European Union’s Telecoms Chief said on Monday that Hungary’s new media law may violate EU laws on press freedom and broadcasting. European Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes told the European Parliament in a speech that she had contacted Hungarian authorities “to raise specific points on which the media law does not appear at first […]

Führende österreichisch Zeitungen werden am Donnerstag ein IPI Austria Inserat schalten, in dem die ungarische Regierung aufgefordert wird , das kürzlich beschlossene Mediengesetz aufzuheben, das von EU Spitzenpolitikern, der OSZE, Journalisten und einer Reihe von Presse- und Meinungsfreiheitsorganisationen heftig kritisiert wird. Das vom IPI Austria Nationalkomitee, Reporter ohne Grenzen und der österreichischen GPA Journalistengewerkschaft unterzeichnete […]