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6 Amendments of Niyazi KIZILYÜREK related to 2020/2009(INI)

Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate of trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a comprehensive strategy is needed, based inter alia on media, internet and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to work in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations to develop common curricula on mediaeducational programmes on media and internet literacy and to reach out to all citizens through formal, non-formal and informal education, and through lifelong learning, and to ensure comprehensive civil society organisation involvement in broadcasting and audience advisory boards;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines its view that non- discriminatory, comprehensive and balanced media coverage is essential to a free and well-informed society in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an inclusive media sphere in which more women, migrants and refugees, as well as members of LGBTI+ communities and people with disabilities, occupy creative and decision- making positions, which would in turn contribute to the reduction of stereotypes in media; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote multilingual and barrier-free media projects;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that the protection of sources, full editorial support for journalistic research in word and picture, independent editorship and favourable employment contracts or corresponding levels of fees for journalists are prerequisites for balanced, fact-based reporting;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the Commission and the Member States have a particular responsibility for alternative media projects and exile media;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Considers that state interventions or commercial pressure on published material damage free journalism and democratic debate; takes the view that securing media freedom and assuming editorial responsibility are also important in terms of information on large-scale platforms which publish or broadcast news and programmes directly or via users; recalls that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive drew up useful rules to regulate the elimination of hate speech, the protection of minors and the placing of advertisements. Implementation of and compliance with the Directive should be transparent, subjected to evaluation and further developed to ensure continued media freedom in the long term;
2020/05/06
Committee: CULT