The call intends to select 5 young European journalists/writers. They will be asked to think on the topic: Nova Gorica- Gorizia as a single cross-border and borderless city, taking in account the GoGreen, GoShare, GoYoung and GoEurope themes included in the GO!2025 bid-book. The articles/stories produced at the end of the study visit to Gorizia/Nova Gorica will be presented to the bodies that are coordinating the GO!2025 project, offering food for thought for a cultural debate among the main actors of the cross-border territory.
Organised by OBCT, the Italy Mission of the MFRR, Media Freedom Rapid Response, was an intense 3-day visit from 4 to 6 April 2022: meetings with the Constitutional Court, with Members of Parliament, of the Antimafia commission, of a working inter-group, with the Police and several journalists, helped the delegation dive deep into two main topics, defamation and safety of journalists. The findings and the recommendations are collected in this report curated by OBCT. The publication is available also in Italian.
OBC Transeuropa -as member of the Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium- conducted a research on the needs of European journalists and the gaps in support mechanisms. From verbal harassment against media operators to groundless legal charges, what can be done to tackle these issues
2021
Authors: Maria Francesca Rita, Sofia Verza, Luisa Chiodi
The attempted coup of July 2016 represented an unprecedented turning point for Turkey's media albeit an already problematic background. The special dossier "Media Freedom In Turkey" explores the dire situation created after the coup, presenting both the difficulties as well as the efforts to pursue quality journalism and solidarity actions.The dossier "Media Freedom in Turkey" is the seventh of a series of thematic itineraries that illustrate the most compelling issues related to media freedom in Europe through a selection of the Resource Centre on Media Freedom contents.
January 2019
Language: English - Italian Authors: Fazıla Mat and Valentina Vivona
