The 1st Council of Europe conference of Ministers responsible for media and new communication services, 28-29 May 2009, Reykjavik
A NEW NOTION OF MEDIA?
THE 1st COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS RESPONSIBLE FOR MEDIA AND NEW COMMUNICATION SERVICES
Reykjavik (Iceland) 28-29 May 2009
Political declaration and resolutions ADOPTED TEXTS
Facing technology developments and the media–related change they trigger in the society, the Council of Europe decided to address fundamental questions that will set the working direction for the coming years to meet these new challenges.
Democracy does not exist without free, independent and diverse media. The social, cultural and technological changes that are occurring today have a dramatic impact on the media. New communication services and media are appearing, whereas the more traditional types of media are exposed to enormous challenges. The new media represent huge opportunities but also potential risks that still need to be explored. Facing these continuous innovations, specialists are driven to wonder:
What can be called media today?
How can we approach digital, convergent media, but also media created by new actors or media-like activities performed by non-traditional media actors?
How do media integrate and apply democratic values and principles related to the individuals and communities? Is there a need for new specific standards?
Studying how these new media are creating new risks and opportunities for the protection of human rights is indispensable.
More information about the Conference http://www.ministerialconference.is/
Speeches
- Address by Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Iceland's Minister of Culture, Education and Science
- Speech by Philippe Boillat, Director General for Human Rights and Legal Affairs [fr]
- Speech by Karol Jakubowicz
- Speech by Andrew McIntosh, Chairman of the Sub-Committee on the Media of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Closing speech by Philippe Boillat, Director General for Human Rights and Legal Affairs [fr]
- Speech by Markus Kummer, Executive Coordinator, Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IFG)
- Speech by Igor Lučić, State Secretary of the Central State Administrative Office for e-Croatia, Croatia
- Intervention of H.E. the Minister of Interior of the Republic of Cyprus, Mr Neoclis Sylikiotis
- Address by Mrs Laine Jänes, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia
- Speech by the German Delegation
- Address by Majda Širca, Minister of Culture, Republic of Slovenia
- Address by The Netherlands
- Address by Tine Radinja, President, European Youth Forum
- Response by civil society: Preben Sørensen. President, European Alliance of Listeners´and Viewers´Associations (EURALVA)
- Speech by the Holy See
Background Documents
- Council of Europe Secretariat, Public service media governance: looking to the future
- Council of Europe Secretariat, Internet governance and critical internet resources
- Karol Jakubowicz, A New Notion of Media?
- David Banisar, Speaking of Terror
Submissions
Austria
France
Germany
Greece
Turkey
European Co-ordination Forum for the Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015:
European Federation of Journalists:
- Trusting Journalism to Make the Best of Democracy
- Statement on Draft Resolution on Developments in anti-terrorism legislation in Council of Europe member states and their impact on freedom of expression and information
Community Media Forum Europe (CMFE) and AMARC Europe:
European Newspaper Publishers' Association:
- To what extent can the digital environment be considered a true opportunity for newspaper publishers' exercise of freedom of expression? Challenges for press freedom in an evolving digital media environment
- A Reflection on Newspapers and Media Literacy
Association of European Journalists (AEJ):
"Everyone has the right to freedom of expression"
Art. 10 European Convention on Human Rights
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