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The first three digital terrestrial television licenses granted in Romania
The National Broadcasting Society (Societatea Naţională de Radiocomunicaţii, SNR) from Romania, which currently airs the programs of the Romanian broadcaster TVR, won the tender for three of the five offered licenses for digital terrestrial television, obtaining a “free to air”...
OSCE media freedom representative welcomes sentences in Anna Politkovskaya case, but calls to bring masterminds to justice
In a press release on 10 June 2014, the OSCE informed that the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović welcomed the sentences handed down to five individuals for the murder of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006, but called for the investigation to...
Ukrainian journalists urge the newly elected president to start mass media reforms
The journalists’ movement “Stop Censorship!” asked the newly elected president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko to initiate reforms in the media field and to start them with the President’s office,...
Most European citizens are digitally active
The number of Europeans frequently using the Internet has grown over the past years. People have increasing trust in information technologies, use online services, and improve their skills in this area. However, the number of those who are absolutely unable to use digital...
OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović condemned the harassment of journalists covering the conflict in Ukraine
The parties of the conflict in Ukraine are called to stop the intimidation of journalists. A declaration in this regard was made by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović.

“Journalists covering the...

The “right to be forgotten” and its possible implications for investigative journalism and media freedom
According to a press release of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, the European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled on May 13 that search engines have an obligation to delete links to websites which publish “...
The New York Times has a new executive editor
Jill Abramson, executive editor of the American The New York Times newspaper, left this position, which she had held since 2011. The reasons of her dismissal were not officially announced, says bbc.com.

60-year-old...

Two journalists of The Times escape from Syrian kidnappers
Reporter Anthony Loyd and photographer Jack Hill of The Times were attacked by a gang of Syrian rebels. The journalists finally managed to escape from attackers after being kidnapped, beaten and shot at, ziare.com writes with reference to...