9 Amendments of Victor NEGRESCU related to 2020/2009(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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 EU strategy is needed, based inter alia on media and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact; calls therefore on the European Commission to develop such a strategy in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the crucial importance of independent journalism in sustaining media pluralism and transparency of the democratic process; calls on the Commission to include studies and courses on independent journalism in appropriate EU funded projects and programmes;
Amendment 47 #
5. Considers that in the fight against disinformation, the core principles of access to information and above all freedom of expression, including artistic freedom, should always prevail; highlights that decisions taken by media platforms – e.g. regarding their community standards or recommendation algorithms – have considerable consequences for the exercise of freedom of expression, right to receive impartial information, media freedom, pluralism and democracy;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that large scale disinformation and fake news represents a major challenge for Europe and its citizens; calls on the Commission to consider the creation of a Multilanguage online platform where disinformation and fake news can be reported, analysed and clarified, by involving all relevant actors such as media, institutions and social platforms representatives, as well as end- users;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the European Commission to tackle together with all the stakeholders involved the issue of cyberbullying in order to enable the freedom of speech and ensure the protection of journalists against online attacks;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Reiterates the importance of the creation of a special committee in the European Parliament on the fight against disinformation and fake news;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Underlines the importance of fair revenue for independent journalists and media content creators online and calls on the digital platforms to make more efforts in supporting journalism;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the European Commission to support journalism and the independence of medias during the COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses serious concern about the situation in some Member States where media laws allowing for greater political interference have been introduced, resulting in media, public or private, being forced to abandon the principle of impartiality, which is supported by, inter alia, evidence from the Reporters Without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index; underlines that free and independent journalism must be guaranteed and safeguarded by proper regulatory frameworks;