Partners
CMFE - Community Media Forum Europe
Founded in 2004, CMFE links various members of the Third Media Sector at the European level. The "Third Media Sector" is made up of non profit-making media serving a local community and has as such a clearly distinct identity alongside the national public service sector and private commercial media. The CMFE is a common platform for networks, national federations and projects active within this sector. It has an observer status with the Steering Committee on the Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe and is part of the CoE International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGO) Conference. Currently, CMFE has 107 members (of which 26 are National Federations) from 25 European countries. Among its affiliate members it counts also individuals and organisations from Africa, Asia and North America. Community media, taking the form of broadcasting and/or other electronic media projects, as well as print format, may share to a greater or lesser extent some of the following characteristics: independence from government, commercial and religious institutions and political parties; a not-for-profit nature; voluntary participation of members of civil society in the devising and management of programmes; activities aiming at social gain and community benefit; ownership by and accountability to the communities of place and/or of interest which they serve; commitment to inclusive and intercultural practices.
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EFJ - The European Federation of Journalists
As the regional organisation of the International Federation of Journalists, EFJ has been within the framework of the IFJ Constitution to represent the interests of journalists' unions and their members. The EFJ links about 260.000 journalists in over thirty European countries. The EFJ supports its affiliates to foster trade unions, to recruit new members and to maintain or create environments in which quality, journalistic independence, pluralism, public service values and decent work in the media exist. The EFJ is recognised by the European Union, the Council of Europe and the European Trade Union Confederation. The EFJ's headquarters is in Brussels.
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EJTA – The European Journalism Training Association
Grouping 55 Journalism centres, schools and universities from 23 countries across Europe, EJTA aims at improving journalism education in Europe, enabling members to collaborate on exchanges and teaching and research projects, and meeting regularly to exchange ideas and information. The association organises conferences and seminars to encourage discussions about journalism and journalism training and stimulates long and medium term exchanges within students' and/or lecturers' communities. It is revising its Tartu Declaration, which provides a benchmark for what training journalism should cover. The declaration has been adopted by UNESCO among others
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Media Animation
Conceived as a media education resource centre and lifelong learning organization for the Brussels Wallonia Federation, Media Animation is recognized and subsidized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture. The centre is specialised for implementing research, information, training and educational resources for teachers, social workers, adults and professionals in the educational sector. Media Animation coordinates and participates in different EC funded projects in the fields of media literacy, cultural diversity, citizenship and non-discrimination. Media Animation facilitates a European network for media literacy - www.euromedialiteracy.eu
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