Protection of journalists in the European Union

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🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 7 minutes

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In recent years an increasing number of attacks and threats against journalists have been documented and reported in Europe. Physical attacks against journalists as well as online threats and harassment in reprisal for journalists' work are on the rise in several EU countries. Around the world, the number of dead and wounded journalists is still too high, as is the number of journalists who are detained, imprisoned and mistreated. The most recent Council of Europe assessment of press freedom in Europe reports that war remains a threat to press freedom and the safety of media workers. Reporters without Borders confirms that the situation is particularly dangerous for journalists, who are sometimes deliberately targeted by military fire despite displaying 'Press' identification.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2024/766244/EPRS_BRI(2024)766244_EN.pdf
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0:00.0	Welcome to the European Parliamentary Research Service Podcasts.
0:05.0	In this podcast, we'll talk about something vital to democracy, the safety and independence of journalists in the European Union.
0:13.0	Because truth is, despite the EU's commitment and efforts to protect them and ensure they can do their work free of threats, they're coming
0:21.7	under increasing attack, both in Europe and globally.
0:25.8	So, stay with us.
0:29.6	Journalists play a central role in democracy, holding power to account, exposing corruption and
0:36.3	keeping the public informed. Yet their safety and
0:39.3	independence, also in Europe, are increasingly threatened. And we're not talking about abstract threats.
0:46.3	It's about physical and verbal attacks, online threats, harassment in reprisal for their work,
0:52.5	smear campaigns, and even assassinations.
0:56.0	According to the Council of Europe's Safety of Journalists Platform and the Media Freedom
1:00.5	Rapid Response, 50 journalists have been killed across Europe since 2015, with 1,117 incidents
1:08.6	of journalists being targeted or killed in reprisal for their work, reported in
1:14.2	2023 alone, and numbers are on the rise.
1:18.0	War remains a major threat.
1:20.1	The Committee to Protect Journalists reports that 2024 has been particularly deadly
1:25.1	for journalists working on the front lines. We spoke to their
1:28.7	EU representative, Tom Gibson. Reporting from the front lines of a conflict is one of the most
1:34.9	challenging assignments a journalist can undertake. This year has been particularly deadly.
1:42.1	137 journalists and media workers were killed since the war in Gaza began.
1:47.0	Journalists covering today's conflicts may confront specialised weapons, indiscriminate shelling and damaged crucial infrastructure.
1:56.0	Essential personal protective equipment may be difficult to obtain on the ground or to transport across borders.
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