Media News
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
EU gives Google ‘weeks’ to satisfy competition concerns
European Union anti-trust chiefs asked Google Monday to
quickly offer "remedies" to satisfy Brussels' concerns the Internet
search king has abused its dominant market position - or else face
heavy penalties. "If Google comes up with remedies" within "a matter of weeks,"
Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia told a news conference, the EU
will negotiate "instead of having to pursue proceedings and fines."
Almunia said he had written to Google's Eric Schmidt with this timetable
for action after an 18-month probe, and hinted that the case could be
closed early if Google made the right noises by way of reply.
The alternative would be legal action that, depending on the severity
and duration of infractions claimed, could result in fines worth up to
10 percent of Google's turnover - meaning record EU penalties.
Google's Brussels-based spokesman Al Verney indicated that the company
would resist some of the EU's demands. The European Commission launched its antitrust investigation in November
2010, looking into allegations that Google had abused a dominant market
position following complaints from rivals.
(AFP)
Other stories:
Press Releases
Free handbook helps journalists use data to improve the news
The Data Journalism Handbook is a free, open-source book that aims to help journalists to use data to improve the news. It will be launched on Saturday 28th April, at Italy’s leading journalism event, the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, which attracts thousands of journalists from around the world for a week of talks and workshops.
The Data Journalism Handbook is an initiative of the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation.
Posted on April 26, 2012 by EJC
Filed under announcements.
Press Freedom Debate with 2012 Médaille Charlemagne recipient Novaya Gazeta
At the request of the City of Maastricht, and in cooperation with the Foundation Médaille Charlemagne of which Maastricht is a member, the European Journalism Centre will host a Press Freedom Debate in Maastricht on Friday 11 May.
The Russian daily Novaya Gazeta is the recipient of the 12th edition of the Médaille Charlemagne. Editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov will be participating in the debate.
Posted on April 19, 2012 by EJC
Filed under announcements.
ThinkBrigade multimedia reporting platform launches
The EJC’s new independent online magazine, ThinkBrigade made its online debut on 13 April 2012. A collaborative project centring on team-based reporting, ThinkBrigade aims to showcase best practices of multimedia reporting when covering global topics.
It will be run by a collaboration-driven team of 35 international reporters.
Posted on April 17, 2012 by EJC
Filed under website.
Poynter News University and EJC launch innovative new e-learning course
The Poynter Institute’s News University and the European Journalism Centre jointly announced the launch of “Reporting & Writing About Development in the World,” an innovative three-month e-learning course for 40 journalism students from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia.
The course introduces students to the fundamentals of covering international development and is funded by the European Commission’s V4Aid project, which promotes awareness of development issues in the European Union’s new member states.
Posted on March 27, 2012 by EJC
Filed under announcements, projects.
Diving into Data: The School of Data Journalism at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia
The European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation are pleased to invite you to the School of Data Journalism hosted at the sixth edition of Italy’s leading journalism event, the International Journalism Festival. The 2012 edition takes place in the beautiful city of Perugia between 25-29 April.
Entry to the School of Data Journalism panels and workshops is free.
Posted on February 7, 2012 by EJC
Filed under events.
Latest Updates
- Magazine: A code of conduct in covering minorities
- Blog: Press freedom debate with Novaya Gazeta’s Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov
- Video: Dmitry Muratov: Social media’s role in investigative journalism
- Novaya Gazeta: a new dawn for investigative journalism?
- Media Resource: Geofeedia
Upcoming Seminars
- Industrial innovation and competitiveness
- Covering the 2012 European Consumer Summit
- Covering the Economic Priorities of the Cyprus Presidency
- The EU and freedom of expression and media
- Looking Ahead to the Rio+20
- The situation of the news media in Russia and the Eastern Partnership countries
- Single market 20 years on: past, present and future
- Seminar on Multiannual EU Budget
- EU policies in action: renewable energy, waste management
- Seminar for Euro-area journalists
- Subscribe
EJC Newsletter
Subscribe to our monthly newsletter
Media News
Join 12,000 media professionals reading EJC's daily media news briefing
Magazine
A code of conduct in covering minorities
Despite the existence of deontological codes and institutions responsible for sanctioning discriminatory remarks, offensive headlines against the Roma minority are not exceptional in the Romanian media. Journalist George Lăcătuş and the Centre for Independent Journalism in Romania have elaborated a code of conduct for a responsible coverage of minorities, which they hope will lead to a more objective reporting on the Roma minority.
Novaya Gazeta: a new dawn for investigative journalism?
New media and technology are enabling transnational investigations to be crowd-sourced and opened to citizen journalists. Could this also lead to a safer environment for investigative reporters? To find out we spoke to Novaya Gazeta’s Editor-in-Chief, Dmitry Muratov, on the occasion of the Press Freedom Debate organised in Maastricht by the EJC at the request of the City of Maastricht and in cooperation with the Foundation Médaille Charlemagne.
Story Hack: Beta – entertaining and engaging, the transmedia way
How will technologies like the Internet and innovations in digital media change the way we tell stories? The recent Story Hack: Beta event at the New York Lincoln Center gave writers, designers, filmmakers and developers the opportunity to redefine storytelling by working and playing in “transmedia” - stories that are not confined to a single narrative medium. Participants were asked to form teams and design a storytelling model spanning three or more technological platforms and use it to create a cohesive narrative, all over the course of 24 hours.
Featured Video
Dmitry Muratov: Social media's role in investigative journalism
Novaya Gazeta has been enhancing audience engagement through Facebook, Twitter, and the publication’s blog. “We really love this network established with the people of Russia. We also really appreciate the feedback we get from our readers,” Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov said in an interview at a recent Press Freedom Debate held by the EJC in Maastricht.
Media Resource
Geofeedia
Imagine if you could retrieve all the social media content available for a specific geographical location with one simple click. Geofeedia can do just that.
Recommended
- Google Chrome topples Microsoft Internet Explorer as world's favourite browser Google Chrome overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer to become the world's most popular web browser for a full week for the first time in its history.
- The Head of Google News on the Future of News Richard Gingras, head of News Products at Google, spoke at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard today.
- In Mexico, Cartels Target Journalists The spiraling drug violence is increasingly affecting journalists, in a country considered one of the most dangerous for reporters.
- Fungible A treatise on fungibility, or, a framework for understanding the mess the news industry is in and the opportunities that lie ahead.
- South Sudan media calls for participatory discussion on media law South Sudan's media groups on Friday called for participatory discussions on the country's media law, a day after marking the country's first World Press Freedom day as an independent nation in the capital Juba.
- Google News gets the addition of Google+ comments The search giant rolls out upgrades to its news pages, including bigger images, real-time coverage, and Google+ comments posted alongside the articles.
- Leaving the Newsroom to Launch Online Startups Veteran journalists like Pinder sometimes admit to falling behind the new-media curve as their industry embraces the Internet. But a growing number are taking the skills learned in the newsroom and their personal brands to launch online startups.
- Ugandan journalism under government attack The analysis follows various incidents of journalists and media houses critical of the government being beaten and attacked by police and state officials.
