11 Amendments of Jana TOOM related to 2017/2209(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that access to quality, free and independent information is a fundamental human right, that media pluralism is the pillar of democracy and that the media’spart of the rights and principles enshrined in the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the European Convention of Human Rights; the diversity of media and their independence from political and economic powers and influences must be guaranteed accordingly;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that measures to ensure an independent, diverse and transparent media landscape should be taken and that all Member States should promote freedom of expression, protect a well- informed public opinion, and guarantee that journalists and media professionals can carry out their work to the highest standards;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that an efficient strategy to counteract fake news and anti-EU propaganda could be the adoption of measures to provide a target audience with adequate and interesting information about EU activities, European values and other issues of public interest and underlines that modern technologies and social networks could be used for these purposes; highlights the importance of the IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists; stresses the necessity of providing European journalists, especially those working in lesser used and minority languages, with adequate training and retraining opportunities; supports relevant initiatives aimed at vulnerable minority groups, such as the pilot project on Internship opportunities for minority language media;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to establish an EU-wide system of statutory self-regulation to ensure that media actors engage, negotiate and institute their own ethical standards for online information - without direct political involvement;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that media professionals often work in precarious conditions with regard to their employment contracts, salaries and social guaranteebenefits, which compromises their ability to work appropriately and thus hampers media freedomaffects the availability of high-quality, impartial and independent news and information;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that a critical use of media content - especially that generated by social media - is essential to people’s understanding of current issues and to their contribution to public life; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to promote and support media literacy projectsinitiatives, such as the pilot project on Media Literacy for All.
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises that principles of media freedom, freedom of speech and media pluralism are as relevant for pre- accession countries and the European Neighbourhood area as it is for Member States; calls on the Commission to ensure that these principles are strengthened and adequately monitored in these countries and that assistance programs are made contingent upon adherence to these principles;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to preserve the independence and pluralism of publicly- owned media and to prevent any form of political interference, censorship or use of such media as a vehicle for propaganda and indoctrination;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Requests the Commission and the Member States to protect media freedom and freedom of speech in contemporary arts, by promoting the creation of artworks that give voice to social concerns, encourage critical debate and inspire counter speech;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Denounces how fake news may fuel social tensions and contribute to distort information on regional and national politics in the EU; calls therefore for media independence and transparency as preconditions and essential safeguards of a well-functioning European democracy.