EAVI Weekly Media Digest #1
Introducing the EAVI Weekly Digest. It's a brief summary of some of the things that have happened or have been written during the week regarding media literacy and media in general in Europe and elsewhere. Posted every Friday. 1. Copyright in the EU A lot of discussion on the leaked impact statement on Europe’s new copyright reforms this week. Among the controversies, provisions for ancillary copyright have upset many as it appears to be a backflip by Commission on earlier promises to exclude them. Ancillary copyright, sometimes referred to as a link tax, is being [...]
Media Literacy for Full Citizenship | Our Debate at the European Parliament
“Investing in media literacy means investing in people. There is no better investment Europe can make”. This was the message delivered by EAVI’s secretary general, Paolo Celot at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wed 22nd June.
New Project: My Story | Migration and Media
EAVI and partners are happy to announce that we have been successful in our Europe for Citizens project application, titled My Story - Media and Migrants.
Save The Internet: Citizens Can Have Their Say On Europe’s Net Neutrality Laws
The barriers for internet access are the same for everyone, however that could all change dramatically if telecommunication companies and ISPs are able to exploit loopholes in the current European net neutrality regulatory agreements.
Conference: European Citizenship in Challenging Times
From May 31st to June 2nd, EAVI participated to the conference European Citizneship in Challenging Times at the University of Barcelona. Organised by the European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) and supported by the European Commission.
EAVI at EuroDig 2016
EAVI particpated in the dialogue on Internet governance (EuroDIG) on 9-10 June, in Brussels.
EAVI Conference | Media Literacy for Full Citizenship
EAVI, with the Alliance Internationale de Journalistes, has organised a conference for June 22nd at the European Parliament titled Media Literacy for Full Citizenship: European Funds, Policies and Initiatives. The conference will be hosted by MEPs Isabella Adinolfi from the EFDD Group and Curzio Maltese from the GUE/NGL Group.
VIDEO: #brusselslockdown – How Photography Can Be Used to Manipulate Reality
In this video from Belgian photographer, Jimmy Kets, he demonstrates the ways in which photographers can choose to manipulate reality in order to dramatise and sensationalise.
The Pros and Cons of Ad Blocking Explained
EAVI recently attended conferences at the European Parliament to discuss 'Diversity in Media and Culture versus Convergence' and 'An Alternative Media Landscape for Europe.' Amongst discussion of disturbing trends; the concentration of media ownership in Europe and government interference on press freedoms in Hungary, Poland, and Turkey, there was also much talk about what can be done in the new media landscape to maintain independent journalism, given that the old economic models for publishers are failing in the face of the upheavals brought about by the internet. This made us consider the subject of ad [...]
HOW-TO: Limit Google’s Ability to Track You
Google is tracking your every move online, but what many people do not know is that there are options for limiting the level of tracking you are subjected to by Google. Here is a how-to detailing some of your options.
