Balancing Act: Press Freedom at Risk as EU Struggles to Match Action with Values
New York: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) (2015), 65 pp.
ISBN 978-0-9967589-1-8
I. CHALLENGES TO PRESS FREEDOM IN THE EU, 9
The EU and press freedom -- Press freedom protection -- Press freedom in member states -- Adding forces or shirking responsibilities? The EU and intergovernmental bodies -- The rule of law mechanism
II. HOW EU POLICIES AND LAW INFLUENCE JOURNALISM, 30
EU as media regulator -- Access to information -- Digital Europe]
III. THE EU'S INTERNATIONAL RECORD ON PRESS FREEDOM, 50
EU as global actor -- Reaction to Russia is too little too late -- Joining the club: Accession and press freedom -- How Turkey backtracked on accession responsibilities
RECOMMENDATIONS, 64
The EU and press freedom -- Press freedom protection -- Press freedom in member states -- Adding forces or shirking responsibilities? The EU and intergovernmental bodies -- The rule of law mechanism
II. HOW EU POLICIES AND LAW INFLUENCE JOURNALISM, 30
EU as media regulator -- Access to information -- Digital Europe]
III. THE EU'S INTERNATIONAL RECORD ON PRESS FREEDOM, 50
EU as global actor -- Reaction to Russia is too little too late -- Joining the club: Accession and press freedom -- How Turkey backtracked on accession responsibilities
RECOMMENDATIONS, 64
