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17 Aug

Germany: Misuse of funds at RBB highlights need for greater accountability in publicly funded media

The partners of the MFRR denounce the misuse of public funds by Patricia Schlesinger, former director of Berlin’s public broadcaster RBB. We welcome her instant dismissal while demanding a thorough investigation and call for improved accountability in publicly funded media.

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14 Jun

Feindbild Journalist 6 – Hatred on the Doorstep

ECPMF, as part of the MFRR, has published the English translation of the 2021 iteration of “Feindbild”, an annual study into politically-motivated violence against journalists in Germany.

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12 Apr

BDZV beteiligt sich erstmals an „Feindbildstudie“ des ECPMF

Das European Center For Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF, Leipzig) habe in seiner mittlerweile sechsten „Feindbild-Studie“, an der sich der BDZV erstmals beteiligte, die weiter eskalierende Bedrohungslage deutlich gemacht.

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12 Apr

ECPMF Feindbild Study 2022

83 gewaltsame Angriffe registrierte das EECPMF für das Jahr 2021. Damit wurde der Negativrekord des Jahres 2020 nochmals um 14 verifizierte Fälle übertroffen. Die Sicherheitslage für Journalist:innen blieb damit auch im zweiten Pandemiejahr stark angespannt.

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5 Jul

Feindbild Journalist 5: Journalist as enemy stereotype

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28 Jun

Germany: ECPMF highly concerned by police attack on media workers at Düsseldorf protest

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22 Mar

Feindbild Journalist 5: Alliiert im Pressehass

69 tätliche Angriffe ereigneten sich im Jahr 2020. Nie zuvor in den sechs Jahren seit Beginn der Erhebung erfasste das Europäische Zentrum für Presse- und Medienfreiheit (ECPMF) mehr Angriffe.

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22 Mar

Pressure on press freedom from protestors and police

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21 Nov

Germany: attacks on journalists and media workers at protests impede coverage

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18 Jun

Open letter ahead of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The German Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins at a difficult time, in which concerted efforts from across the social, economical and political spectrum are required. We urge Germany to proactively lead the Member States in the Council towards effective solutions that will bring about real progress and overcome challenges, to press and media freedom in Europe.

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