Reporters Without Borders receives European Media Prize
Recipient of the 2009 Charlemagne Medal: The journalists' organization Reporters Without Borders receives the European Media Prize for its contribution to European integration. Through its commitment to freedom of expression and freedom of the press, the organization makes an important contribution to Europe's core values.
Awarded the 2009 Charlemagne Medal: The journalists' association Reporters Without Borders (ROG) has been awarded the European Media Prize for its contribution to European integration. As the founding association wrote in a press release on Wednesday, the organization makes an important contribution to the foundation of European values with its commitment to freedom of opinion and freedom of the press.
Reporters Without Borders fights for press freedom and against censorship all over the world. The association opposes the persecution of journalists and stands up for journalists in prison. Freedom of expression is a foundation of European integration, said Frauke Gerlach, Chair of the Board of Trustees. With the award, the jury is also turning a critical eye to changes in the media sector in Europe. There are state takeovers of media and media concentration in Europe. Gerlach cited Italy as an example of this.
"It is our wish that in the future the European states will articulate themselves even more clearly than before towards the governments of those countries that do not accept the rights of journalists," wrote ROG Secretary General Jean-Francois Julliard in his vote of thanks.
Last year, the Charlemagne Medal focused on the integration process of migrants. It was awarded to the Turkish-born director Fatih Akin and the French director Abdellatif Kechiche.
Reporters Without Borders fights for press freedom and against censorship all over the world. The association opposes the persecution of journalists and stands up for journalists in prison. Freedom of expression is a foundation of European integration, said Frauke Gerlach, Chair of the Board of Trustees. With the award, the jury is also turning a critical eye to changes in the media sector in Europe. There are state takeovers of media and media concentration in Europe. Gerlach cited Italy as an example of this.
"It is our wish that in the future the European states will articulate themselves even more clearly than before towards the governments of those countries that do not accept the rights of journalists," wrote ROG Secretary General Jean-Francois Julliard in his vote of thanks.
Last year, the Charlemagne Medal focused on the integration process of migrants. It was awarded to the Turkish-born director Fatih Akin and the French director Abdellatif Kechiche.
