2008-06-05

BRUSSELS - Reaching the heart of the story in the European Union is never easy. Cutting through the red tape surrounding Brussels can be even more difficult – especially from afar. That's where the European Neighbourhood Journalism Network comes in. Their foremost aim is to train the journalists of southern Mediterranean, Eastern European and southern Caucasus countries. They will facilitate networking between journalists from these regions with the goal of building bridges within our neighbourhood. 

Australian government could pay for journalism education

2012-03-02

The Finkelstein inquiry into the media and media regulation flags a future need for government to fund journalists' education.

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GIJC27

The next Global Investigative Journalism Conference will take place in the Netherlands

2025-11-25

AMSTERDAM - We’re thrilled to announce that GIJN and Dutch member Vereniging van Onderzoeksjournalisten (VVOJ), in partnership with Free Press Unlimited and the European Journalism Centre (EJC), will bring the world’s leading gathering of investigative journalists to the heart of Europe

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When are journalists liable for defamation and breach of privacy under Belgian law?

2014-02-20

Belgian courts have quite often been called upon to judge whether a newspaper article or television program breached particular rights of third parties, such as in defamation cases and cases where the privacy of third parties was at stake. Media lawyer Bart Van Besien gives a summary of the liability of journalists for defamation and breach of privacy.

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