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Corruption, crime and journalism in Europe
Political corruption in Europe is the drama of the season. Confronted by media revelations, the governments of Old Europe are criticising, even muzzling the media space whose influence they fear. Not all countries react in the same way: in Great Britain, Germany and Poland, media investigations pressure governments to fire people. In France and Italy, the news isn’t causing a stir at all
information, italy, european media, united kingdom, corruption, germany, nicolas sarkozy
EU: pressing for press freedom
3 May marked the twentieth world press freedom day. In France, the foreign affairs ministry has been clamouring after the release of France 3 journalists Hervé Ghesquière and Stéphane Taponier, who have been held hostage in Afghanistan for over four months. In 2010, 3 May is themed around the freedom of information - the UK elections of 6 May alone showed how many MPs were punished by losing their seats, after the 'expenses scandal' allowed normal citizens to see how power was being abused. Further east, it's a trickier story, with reporters barely able to work in former soviet republic conditions; in Croatia for example, crime and corruption are hard realities, cliche as it sounds. Today, Italy and France have been painted as the black sheep of the newrooms
Air France or Airbus? Brazilian vs French media on air disaster
On 1 June I took a flight from São Paulo to Paris, parallel to the one that disappeared from Rio de Janeiro. Hours later, whilst flicking between the Brazilian and French media, I got the impression that another disappearance was occurring, but this time, with words. A communications strategy or mere coincidence?
Europe's 'cyberella' girls to get more IT skills
The European commission is sticking to its pledge to promote information and communication technologies (ICT) among females. Its latest move on 3 March was to oversee the signing of a code of best practices for women and ICT by five major companies, including Motorola and Microsoft
information, technology, euweek, politics, skills, news, women
Intellectual property, Sweden and the battle of The Pirate Bay
On 16 February, the most publicised trial of the content industry kicked off against the defendants responsible for the Bit Torrent tracker site. Four are charged with being accessories to breaking copyright law. They may face fines or up to two years in prison if found guilty
information, consumers, political parties, power, sweden, law, internet
Europe's digital library versus Google
This autumn, Europeana, the first European digital library, will make its first appearance on the net. The premise is promising, but there are still many challenges to overcome
information, european digital library, library, online, portal, europeana.eu, website
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