An event to discuss Newsocracy in Prague

Newsocracy in Prague

Rome/Prague [ENA] The concentration of media ownership is affecting more and more European countries, and therefore all European media consumers. In order to discuss how economic agendas and conflicts of interest undermine the independence of the information citizens consume every day,an important event will take place in Prague to discuss the challenges for press freedom in Europe and the Czech Republic by media ownership structures.

ECPMF’s NEWSOCRACY all-day‬ event in Prague, on ‪Friday, 14 December, 2018, organized in the Impact Hub location , in Drtinova 10, is going to focus on new forms and models of media ownership, and the implications of media ownership concentration for local and regional journalism. Through case studies, debates and expert sessions the event aims to come up with constructive approaches to promote and strengthen media plurality.

The event of the European Centre for Press & Media Freedom in Prague is supported by the European Commission, by Medienstiftung, Freistaat Sachsen and by the Stadt Leipzig. For more information and registration (RSVP ‪10 December 2018‬) please find the event website here https://ecpmf.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=19a477fc4886d51a09341ccbe&id=8820a81a6d&e=32fff3c225