The European Parliament’s Bureau agreed to support journalists with new training programmes and a scholarship scheme for young journalists named after the late EP President Sassoli. The aim is to deepen journalists’ understanding of EU affairs and help participants gain relevant experience in order to enrich the European media sector, whilst also ensuring editorial freedom. … Continued
Media freedom must be entrenched as the fourth pillar of democracy in Malta, activists urged in a conference held yesterday on the protection of journalists in the country. “Journalists are the activists on the front line of democracy”, said Media Advisor to the Norwegian Refugee Council and former journalist, Karl Schembri, during his speech at … Continued
A memorial to commemorate the assassinated investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová was unveiled in Bratislava, Slovakia yesterday on the fourth anniversary of their deaths. Kuciak’s parents, Jana and Jozef, and Kušnírová’s mother, Zlata were in attendance, with the latter two speaking during the commemoration ceremony. Matthew Caruana Galizia, son of assassinated … Continued
Matthew Caruana Galizia, the son of Daphne Caruana Galizia, has described how the threats and harassment faced by his mother over the years left their mark on him and inspired him to pursue a career in journalism. Caruana Galizia was part of a panel discussion at the People’s Tribunal on the Murder of Journalists, last … Continued