Summer School for Journalists

and Media Practitioners 2013

Freedom and pluralism

of traditional and new media

Prof. Pier Luigi Parcu Director, CMPF Florence, 13 05 2013

Historical Archives of EU Institutions

PhD departments: Law, Economics, Political Sciences, History

President: Marise Cremona Max Weber & Jean Monnet programs (post-doctoral)

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies:

applied interdisciplinary research projects

Florence School of Regulation Communications and Media

Scientific Committee

Group of experts

Director: Stefano Bartolini

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Director Pier Luigi Parcu

Researchers

Elda Brogi

Andrea Calderaro

Alina Dobreva

Paula Gori

Giovanni Gangemi

Activities

Research

Debates

Training

Dissemination of results

Policy Report European Union competencies in respect of media pluralism and media freedom

The report presents the phenomena of media freedom and pluralism, and in particular:

The importance of media freedom and pluralism for the democratic regime Perspective on the measuring and evaluating of media pluralism. Analyses major aspects of media economics and ownership of media

players Examines the development of the debate on legal instruments and

jurisprudence Aims to suggest how the legislation in force could be used

Research

Working papers During the year, 4 calls for papers have been launched:

New Media and Journalism: challenges and opportunities for Media Freedom

'Freedom and Pluralism of the Media, Society and Markets‘

Media Ownership Concentration and Transparency

EU competences in respect of Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

Research

Regional Symposium March 2012 (in partnership with DEMOS Institute, Guatemala, Open Society Foundations, UNESCO)

Media Pluralism and Diversity and Combating 'Hate Speech' in Europe This regional symposium brought together approximately 50 participants from throughout Europe discussing the challenges to and opportunities for promoting media pluralism and diversity in Europe

Debates

Workshop April 2012 A definition of pluralism in the media sector. Comparing the results of the European projects with an interdisciplinary approach”. The workshop has put face to face the most important recent or ongoing studies and researches on the items of media pluralism and media freedom, seen under different points of view: independence, democracy, transparency. It has been an occasion to assess the latest outcomes and to discuss their practical applications. The workshop has brought bring together approximately 30 participants.

Debates

Policy Conference October 2012

EU Competencies in Respect of Media Pluralism and Media Freedom The Policy Conference of CMPF was the occasion to present the CMPF Policy Study on “European Union Competencies in Respect of Media Pluralism and Media Freedom”. Within the framework of the multidisciplinary approach on media freedom and pluralism employed by the CMPF, this conference linked scholars, regulators and policy makers in order to discuss and explore the concept of media freedom and pluralism in Europe. It singled out the instruments allowing us to understand the phenomena across the socio-political, economic and legal diversity of European countries.

Debates

Summer School October 2012

The Summer School program was structured around keynote presentations by distinguished experts in each area and interactive small group and roundtable discussions structured along the following key tracks: Legal Perspective of Freedom of Expression and the Media Plurality of Media Platforms and Business Models for the Media Investigative Journalism New Media: Challenges for Journalists Current Trends & Outlook of Media Pluralism

Training

Academic seminars The role of Transparency in an information society Dorothy Chou - Senior Policy Analyst at Google

SOPA, PIPA, ACTA: What can be learned from a series of dead regulatory projects? Jeanette Hofmann - WZB / Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)

Media Ownership Concentration in Europe and the World, and the Digital Challenge Eli Noam - Professor of Economics and Finance at the Columbia Business School

Regulating Remembering – On the Proposed EU Right to be Forgotten Viktor Mayer-Schönberger - Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

Freedom of Expression and Human Rights: Why Online Speech Isn't Free, yet Jillian York - Director for International Freedom of Expression Electronic Frontier Foundation

Definition of Relevant Markets in traditional and Online Media Marco Delmastro - Head of the Media market analysis unit at Agcom

Chances, criticalities and limits in the theory and in the process of e.democracy: the Five Star Movement case in Italy Daniele Donati, University of Bologna

Training

Dissemination

New CMPF Blog

Social Networks

Newsletter Website

Aim of the Summer School

Identify and shape a common culture and approach to freedom and pluralism of media across Europe, based on theoretical principles and best practices as well as the exchange of ideas and points of view

Topics

Day 1: FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, PLURALISM AND THE CHANGING MEDIA: LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Day 2: BUSINESS MODELS FOR THE MEDIA AND THEIR CONSUMERS

Day 3: INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM - RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES

Day 4: NEW MEDIA, NEW CHALLENGES FOR JOURNALISTS

Day 5: THE ETHICS AND CHALLENGES OF BEING A JOURNALIST

Participants

- Number of participants: 25 EU + 7 non-EU participants (17 EU countries and 6 non-EU)

- Professional profile: mostly practicing journalists. Some involved in media regulation, journalist organisation, institutional communications department or research organisation

- Type of media outlet:

- on-line media, print press, radio and TV;

- mainly reporters; also some freelancers, editors, presenters;

- local, national and international media outlets

- Interests: arts and gender studies; media law/regulation/systems/business models and their impact on media functioning; human rights; democracy and media; EU and globalisation; new/social/digital media; investigative journalism

Structure and procedures

Presentations

Small group discussions on 3 different topics (you need to sign up for your preferred group on ‘first come-first served’ basis) – discussing and concluding on set of predefined questions

Round table discussions: Q&A session for each presentation