European Federation of Journalists (EFJ)
@europeanjournalists.org
- The largest organisation of #journalists in #Europe
- Fighting for #PressFreedom and decent working conditions
- Representing 295,000 journalists across 44 countries
- Affiliated to the European Trade Union Confederation
www.europeanjournalists.org
- Fighting for #PressFreedom and decent working conditions
- Representing 295,000 journalists across 44 countries
- Affiliated to the European Trade Union Confederation
www.europeanjournalists.org
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#Gaza: We call on all journalists and journalists' unions who are able to do so, to support our colleagues who are being starved into silence. You can donate via the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund or DonorBox 👇
shorturl.at/jxboo It is a vital time to show solidarity. "Journalist to Journalist" 🤝
shorturl.at/jxboo It is a vital time to show solidarity. "Journalist to Journalist" 🤝
#Kosovo: Public broadcaster RTK could find itself severely underfunded, as the government just proposed an allocation of €8.9 million, which is only enough to cover basic operational needs such as staff salaries.
We urgently call on Kosovo to ensure that RTK receives an adequate and fair budget.
We urgently call on Kosovo to ensure that RTK receives an adequate and fair budget.
Kosovo: EFJ joins urgent call for adequate budget allocation for public broadcaster RTK
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) today joins international media freedom organisations in expressing strong concerns about the underfunding ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 18, 2026 at 5:03 PM
#Kosovo: Public broadcaster RTK could find itself severely underfunded, as the government just proposed an allocation of €8.9 million, which is only enough to cover basic operational needs such as staff salaries.
We urgently call on Kosovo to ensure that RTK receives an adequate and fair budget.
We urgently call on Kosovo to ensure that RTK receives an adequate and fair budget.
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UK: US President Brings Legal Actions Against the BBC Demanding $10bn in Damages
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Ps9On
Alert by @indexoncensorship.org @article19.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & FPU
Photo: Alexander Svensson/Wikipedia/CC 2.0
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Ps9On
Alert by @indexoncensorship.org @article19.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & FPU
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February 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
UK: US President Brings Legal Actions Against the BBC Demanding $10bn in Damages
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Ps9On
Alert by @indexoncensorship.org @article19.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & FPU
Photo: Alexander Svensson/Wikipedia/CC 2.0
Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/Ps9On
Alert by @indexoncensorship.org @article19.bsky.social @europeanjournalists.org @ifjglobal.bsky.social @globalfreemedia.bsky.social & FPU
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Last week in Brussels, the #ReMeD project presented a shared diagnosis of the challenges facing the European media system and, above all, a roadmap with concrete proposals to strengthen its contribution to democracy after three years of research in eight European countries.
Europe can strengthen its democracy by strengthening its information ecosystem
resilientmedia.eu
February 18, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Last week in Brussels, the #ReMeD project presented a shared diagnosis of the challenges facing the European media system and, above all, a roadmap with concrete proposals to strengthen its contribution to democracy after three years of research in eight European countries.
If you witness or face an attack on press freedom, please report it to the Mapping Media Freedom platform's monitoring team. Your contribution can make a difference. You can report it, even anonymously, through 'Report It' @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social 👇
www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
Report it - Mapping Media Freedom
www.mappingmediafreedom.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:38 PM
If you witness or face an attack on press freedom, please report it to the Mapping Media Freedom platform's monitoring team. Your contribution can make a difference. You can report it, even anonymously, through 'Report It' @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social 👇
www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
www.mappingmediafreedom.org/report-it/
Les conditions de travail des journalistes continuent de se détériorer en #France. En 2025, 106 atteintes à la liberté de la presse impactant 163 professionnels ont été recensées sur la plateforme du @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social. 🧵
MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today publish the Annual Monitoring Report for 2025, which documents 1,481 press freedom violations ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Les conditions de travail des journalistes continuent de se détériorer en #France. En 2025, 106 atteintes à la liberté de la presse impactant 163 professionnels ont été recensées sur la plateforme du @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social. 🧵
#Belgique: En 2025, 26 atteintes à la liberté de la presse ont été documentées sur la plateforme @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social. Parmi celles-ci, les tentatives d'intimidation de la part de hauts fonctionnaires, notamment d'élus du MR comme le leader Georges Bouchez, sont préoccupantes.🧵
MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today publish the Annual Monitoring Report for 2025, which documents 1,481 press freedom violations ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 18, 2026 at 11:10 AM
#Belgique: En 2025, 26 atteintes à la liberté de la presse ont été documentées sur la plateforme @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social. Parmi celles-ci, les tentatives d'intimidation de la part de hauts fonctionnaires, notamment d'élus du MR comme le leader Georges Bouchez, sont préoccupantes.🧵
The new MFRR Monitoring Report is out! ⚡1,481 violations affecting 2,377 journalists & media entities across 36 countries were documented on the Mapping Media Freedom platform. @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social 🧵
MFRR Monitoring Report 2025: 1,481 press freedom violations across 36 European countries
The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today publish the Annual Monitoring Report for 2025, which documents 1,481 press freedom violations ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 18, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The new MFRR Monitoring Report is out! ⚡1,481 violations affecting 2,377 journalists & media entities across 36 countries were documented on the Mapping Media Freedom platform. @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social 🧵
#Switzerland: The 🇺🇸 company Palantir Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Republik, an independent 🇨🇭 media outlet that published in-depth investigation into its activities. We stand by @republik.ch and view this legal action as an attempt to intimidate and deter critical reporting.
Switzerland: US analytics firm takes Republik magazine to court
The American company Palantir Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Republik, an independent Swiss media outlet that published an in-depth ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 18, 2026 at 9:37 AM
#Switzerland: The 🇺🇸 company Palantir Technologies has filed a lawsuit against Republik, an independent 🇨🇭 media outlet that published in-depth investigation into its activities. We stand by @republik.ch and view this legal action as an attempt to intimidate and deter critical reporting.
The Belgian Constitutional Court annulled a provision allowing prison sentences for journalists who received confidential information considered state secret. We join @ajpjournalistes.bsky.social and @vvjournalisten.bsky.social in welcoming this important ruling.
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Belgium: Unions win annulment of law criminalising leaks of state secrets to journalists
Journalists in Belgium can no longer be prosecuted for possessing a state secret. On 29 January 2026, the Belgian Constitutional Court annulled a ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The Belgian Constitutional Court annulled a provision allowing prison sentences for journalists who received confidential information considered state secret. We join @ajpjournalistes.bsky.social and @vvjournalisten.bsky.social in welcoming this important ruling.
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L’Observatoire français des atteintes à la liberté de la presse révèle son premier rapport
L’Observatoire français des atteintes à la liberté de la presse révèle son premier rapport
L’association livre, en avant-première pour « Le Monde », ses conclusions sur les obstacles auxquels ont été soumis les journalistes en 2024.
www.lemonde.fr
February 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
L’Observatoire français des atteintes à la liberté de la presse révèle son premier rapport
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📣 Stay tuned!
February 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
📣 Stay tuned!
🛎️ The programme of #Voices Festival is out!
Let's meet in Florence 🇮🇹 at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 10 to 12 March, to discuss, reflect, brainstorm, share, debate... many topics, stories and ideas that concern us all. Discover this year's programme! ⤵️
Let's meet in Florence 🇮🇹 at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 10 to 12 March, to discuss, reflect, brainstorm, share, debate... many topics, stories and ideas that concern us all. Discover this year's programme! ⤵️
Voices in Florence 2026 - Voices Festival
Discover the vibrant lineup at Voices Festival. Explore our dynamic programme for three days of debate, workshops, talks and much more!
voicesfestival.eu
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
🛎️ The programme of #Voices Festival is out!
Let's meet in Florence 🇮🇹 at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 10 to 12 March, to discuss, reflect, brainstorm, share, debate... many topics, stories and ideas that concern us all. Discover this year's programme! ⤵️
Let's meet in Florence 🇮🇹 at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino from 10 to 12 March, to discuss, reflect, brainstorm, share, debate... many topics, stories and ideas that concern us all. Discover this year's programme! ⤵️
"Europe must act now, before Big Tech firms become too powerful to regulate." In this op-ed, Anya Schiffrin @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @robertacarlini.bsky.social urge the EU and national governments to intervene and force #BigTech companies to pay - by default - for all copyrighted works they use.
Europe Must Make AI Firms Pay for Training Data
Anya Schiffrin & Roberta Carlini call for a new legal framework that requires Big Tech to compensate publishers and creators.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"Europe must act now, before Big Tech firms become too powerful to regulate." In this op-ed, Anya Schiffrin @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @robertacarlini.bsky.social urge the EU and national governments to intervene and force #BigTech companies to pay - by default - for all copyrighted works they use.
Victoire pour la liberté de la presse en #Belgique: le Tribunal de 1ère instance de Namur a débouté l'ex-bourgmestre d’Andenne, Claude Eerdekens, de sa procédure-baillon contre la journaliste indépendante Mélanie De Groote, soutenue par @ajpjournalistes.bsky.social et la FEJ. 🧵
Procédure bâillon : Claude Eerdekens perd son procès contre la journaliste Mélanie De Groote | Association des journalistes professionnels
www.ajp.be
February 16, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Victoire pour la liberté de la presse en #Belgique: le Tribunal de 1ère instance de Namur a débouté l'ex-bourgmestre d’Andenne, Claude Eerdekens, de sa procédure-baillon contre la journaliste indépendante Mélanie De Groote, soutenue par @ajpjournalistes.bsky.social et la FEJ. 🧵
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Did you know that Meta's policies exclude political speech from its fact-checking programmes? Under the justification that political speech is already heavily scrutinised. Read more about it in this policy brief ⤵️
resilientmedia.eu?p=1915
resilientmedia.eu?p=1915
February 13, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Did you know that Meta's policies exclude political speech from its fact-checking programmes? Under the justification that political speech is already heavily scrutinised. Read more about it in this policy brief ⤵️
resilientmedia.eu?p=1915
resilientmedia.eu?p=1915
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Interesting findings by @andreasriedl.bsky.social & @thanitzsch.bsky.social on how peripheral actors active in the field of journalism perceive themselves and their role. "Over time, as new technologies come, the boundaries of traditional journalism are shifting".
Read more in this ITW ⤵️
Read more in this ITW ⤵️
Andreas Riedl: “Media actors in the periphery of journalism don’t just do journalism differently – they also contribute to redefining what journalism is”
resilientmedia.eu
February 13, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Interesting findings by @andreasriedl.bsky.social & @thanitzsch.bsky.social on how peripheral actors active in the field of journalism perceive themselves and their role. "Over time, as new technologies come, the boundaries of traditional journalism are shifting".
Read more in this ITW ⤵️
Read more in this ITW ⤵️
#Serbia: The Radar newsroom has our full support amidst new online threats. The EFJ joins NUNS in urging the authorities to bring the perpetrator to justice and to deter any further acts of intimidation and violence. Journalists must be able to work safely. en.nuns.rs/ijas-urgentl...
IJAS: Urgently identify and sanction the author of threats directed at the weekly Radar newsroom – IJAS
en.nuns.rs
February 13, 2026 at 9:23 AM
#Serbia: The Radar newsroom has our full support amidst new online threats. The EFJ joins NUNS in urging the authorities to bring the perpetrator to justice and to deter any further acts of intimidation and violence. Journalists must be able to work safely. en.nuns.rs/ijas-urgentl...
#Serbia: EFJ joins the @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in demanding urgent clarification from #Meta on the recent bot-driven cyber-attacks against Serbian media accounts. Meta must ensure compliance with Articles 16 and 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and Article 18 on #EMFA. 🧵
Serbia: Coordinated bot attacks on Instagram accounts of independent media emerge as new weapon of censorship
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins its Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today in raising alarm over a recent wave of ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
#Serbia: EFJ joins the @mediafreedomeu.bsky.social in demanding urgent clarification from #Meta on the recent bot-driven cyber-attacks against Serbian media accounts. Meta must ensure compliance with Articles 16 and 17 of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and Article 18 on #EMFA. 🧵
This morning we kicked-off our @remedeu.bsky.social-EFJ Policy Workshop! We are discussing funding for journalism, new media actors and EU media regulation. “In an information ecosystem, journalism is key for trust, accuracy and accountability,” said EFJ Director @renateschroeder.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This morning we kicked-off our @remedeu.bsky.social-EFJ Policy Workshop! We are discussing funding for journalism, new media actors and EU media regulation. “In an information ecosystem, journalism is key for trust, accuracy and accountability,” said EFJ Director @renateschroeder.bsky.social
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👀 Have you read the latest issue of HesaMag yet?
📰 Issue n°31 examines how #OSH policies still reflect a male norm, overlooking gendered risks at work. From psychosocial risks to #AI, care work, menopause & LGBTQIA+ inclusion, it calls for gender-responsive OSH.
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📰 Issue n°31 examines how #OSH policies still reflect a male norm, overlooking gendered risks at work. From psychosocial risks to #AI, care work, menopause & LGBTQIA+ inclusion, it calls for gender-responsive OSH.
👉 Subscribe for free: etui.org/4o9
February 12, 2026 at 9:02 AM
👀 Have you read the latest issue of HesaMag yet?
📰 Issue n°31 examines how #OSH policies still reflect a male norm, overlooking gendered risks at work. From psychosocial risks to #AI, care work, menopause & LGBTQIA+ inclusion, it calls for gender-responsive OSH.
👉 Subscribe for free: etui.org/4o9
📰 Issue n°31 examines how #OSH policies still reflect a male norm, overlooking gendered risks at work. From psychosocial risks to #AI, care work, menopause & LGBTQIA+ inclusion, it calls for gender-responsive OSH.
👉 Subscribe for free: etui.org/4o9
A new EFJ survey reveals a mixed approach among its members toward so-called ‘news creators’, with journalists’ organisations split on whether to recognise these emerging actors as part of the information landscape. Ethics and union statutes remain the main barriers to their inclusion.
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Journalists’ organisations increasingly engaging with news creators, though ethical concerns remain high, EFJ survey finds
A new survey by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) reveals a mixed approach among its members toward so-called ‘news creators’, with ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
A new EFJ survey reveals a mixed approach among its members toward so-called ‘news creators’, with journalists’ organisations split on whether to recognise these emerging actors as part of the information landscape. Ethics and union statutes remain the main barriers to their inclusion.
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#France: la FEJ apporte son soutien le plus total au journaliste de l'Ardennais violemment agressé en marge d’un match de football. Toute forme d'intimidation ou de violence à l'encontre des journalistes et de la profession doit faire l'objet de sanctions. @aiquel.bsky.social 🧵
February 10, 2026 at 3:33 PM
#France: la FEJ apporte son soutien le plus total au journaliste de l'Ardennais violemment agressé en marge d’un match de football. Toute forme d'intimidation ou de violence à l'encontre des journalistes et de la profession doit faire l'objet de sanctions. @aiquel.bsky.social 🧵
#Bosnia and #Herzegovina: Amid recent attacks on Sanja Vaskovic and a BNTV cameraman, EFJ and the SafeJournalists Network urge authorities to treat such physical attacks and attempts to obstruct journalists as serious criminal offences and to ensure thorough investigations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Physical attack on Sanja Vasković yet another alarm for the state of media freedom
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) joins the SafeJournalists Network (SJN) in strongly condemning the recent physical attacks against ...
europeanjournalists.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:45 AM
#Bosnia and #Herzegovina: Amid recent attacks on Sanja Vaskovic and a BNTV cameraman, EFJ and the SafeJournalists Network urge authorities to treat such physical attacks and attempts to obstruct journalists as serious criminal offences and to ensure thorough investigations.
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#Montenegro: Together with @europeanjournalists.org and our affiliate, the Trade Union of Media in Montenegro, we have sent a letter to the country's authorities raising concerns about labour and trade union rights at the public service broadcaster RTCG. Read more ⤵️
Montenegro: IFJ and EFJ raise concerns about labour and trade union rights at public service broadcaster RTCG / IFJ
The International and European Federation of Journalists (IFJ-EFJ), and their Montenegrin affiliate, the Trade Union of Media in Montenegro (TUMM), have expressed serious and growing concern about the...
www.ifj.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:37 AM
#Montenegro: Together with @europeanjournalists.org and our affiliate, the Trade Union of Media in Montenegro, we have sent a letter to the country's authorities raising concerns about labour and trade union rights at the public service broadcaster RTCG. Read more ⤵️