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Hungarian Media Law: International Mission Condemns Chilling Effect and Calls for Change

2011. 11. 16. | News

Hungary’s new model of media regulation is creating a chilling effect and undermining freedom of expression said an international partnership mission comprised of leading press freedom and media development organizations today. …read more »

Changing society – Migrants in the Spotlight Student Journalists’ Training Sessions

2011. 10. 04. | News, News: Migrants in the Spotlight

The Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organizes a training workshop “Changing society – migrants in the spotlight” to be held for students, on Wednesday, 19 October and for journalists on Thursday, 20 October 2011 from 10 am. to 5 p.m. at K+K Hotel in Budapest. …read more »

Nelofer Pazira at the Center for Independent Journalism

2011. 09. 20. | Blog: Migrants in the Spotlight, News, News: Migrants in the Spotlight

Afghan-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker Nelofer Pazira talked about the relation between journalism and activism. …read more »

Roundtable Discussion with Nelofer Pazira Afghan-Canadian Journalist

2011. 09. 16. | News, News: Migrants in the Spotlight

We kindly invite you to meet visiting Afghan-Canadian journalist Nelofer Pazira at a roundtable discussion exploring the relationship between journalism and gender – does “feminine” journalism exist, are certain topics gender specific? How are – for instance – female conflict zone reporters regarded? How is the assignment of certain topics by editors influenced by gender? …read more »

Media self-regulation in focus in Hungary

2011. 07. 12. | News, News: Media self-regulation

The international conference “Media self-regulation: ethics and quality” was organized by the Center for Independent Journalism on 23 June, 2011 to discuss the future role and regulatory environment of a future industry-based media self-regulatory system in Hungary. Speakers of this conference summed up the results of several year-long consultations among major stakeholders of media on the establishment of such an organization. International experts from the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) shared experiences with already existing self-regulatory mechanisms with Hungarian colleagues.

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Regional network against sexual child abuse

2011. 03. 27. | News

A regional network for battling sexual violence against children under the name “Pandora’s Box” was created in a three-day conference of organizations from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary and Serbia held in Budapest. The network core comprises organizations in four countries: Novi Sad Journalism School from Novi Sad, Media Initiatives from Sarajevo, Stina Institute from Split and Association of Independent Journalists from Budapest.

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Refugees, Immigrants, Ethnic Minorities in Hungarian Media

2011. 03. 11. | News, News: Multicultural Europe in the Media, Workshops: Multicultural Europe in the Media

“Is it the end of ’multikulti’ in Europe?” This was the question posed by journalists and representatives of NGOs at the 24 February roundtable. The event was part of the international project Multicultural Europe in the Media (MEM). …read more »

Is it the end of “multikulti” in Europe?

2011. 02. 18. | News, News: Multicultural Europe in the Media, Workshops: Multicultural Europe in the Media

The Center for Independent Journalism in Budapest kindly invites you to attend the roundtable discussion Is it the end of “multikulti” in Europe? and the film show on Roma topics on 24 February 2011 at DocuArt Film Center. Registration until 21 February. …read more »

New website with documentaries on Roma

2010. 09. 24. | News

Transitions (TOL) and its partners Center for Independent Journalism (Budapest), Media Development Center (Sofia), Memo 98 (Bratislava) and Center for Independent Journalism (Bucharest) are pleased to announce the launch of Colorful but Colorblind, a collection of 25 short films about Roma communities in new member states of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe. …read more »

Multimedia workshops against media stereotypes

2010. 07. 21. | News

The Center for Independent Journalism in Budapest (CIJ) held two workshops for roma and mainstream journalists with the aim of remedying anti-Roma stereotyping through the media in the five target countries and internationally. …read more »