12 Amendments of Tanja FAJON related to 2011/2246(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas Member States have a duty to constantly promote and protect freedom of opinion, expression, information and the media, as these principles are also guaranteed in their constitutions and laws; whereas, should these freedoms be placed at serious risk or violated in a Member State, the European Union must intervene on the basis of the Treaties and of the Charter to protect the European democratic and pluralistic order and fundamental rights;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas concerns arise in relation to the challenges facing public service broadcasters in terms of editorial independence, staff recruit from politics and capital, precarious employment, pluralism, neutrality and quality of information, access and permanent funding, caused by undue political and financial interference, as well as the economic crisis;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the current financial crisis is jeopardising media plurality, leading to problems including threats to freedom of speech and censorship, the financial collapse of numerous media outlets and the laying off of employees, which have affected the public media in several Member States; whereas austerity measures which reduce public funding for public media threaten their freedom and existence;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the media landscape is undergoing fundamental changes, and whereas, particularly in this time of economic crisis, an increasing proportion of journalists are working under precarious conditions of employment and facing a lack of social security, by comparison with labour market standards, and related challenges for the future of journalism;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States and the European Union to respect, guarantee, protect and promote the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, and media freedom and pluralism, and hence to refrain from exerting, and develop mechanisms to impede, threats to media freedom such as trying to unduly and politically influence and impose partisan control and censorship on the media, and politically motivated financial blackmailing of public service broadcasters, including the politically motivated establishment of alternative state-owned broadcasters;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the important role of the public service media, funded by citizens through the State, and their institutional duties to provide high quality and accurate and reliable information for diverse audiences which is independent of pressure from politics and capital; stresses that the private media have similar duties in relation to information, notably of institutional and political nature, in particular on the occasion of elections, referenda, etc.;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that media ownership and management should be transparent and not concentrated; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work towards the adoption of measures within their powers to tackle excessive media concentration, ensure competition so as to address and prevent dominant positions and guarantee the access of new entrants on the market; calls for rules to ensure that conflicts of interest are properly addressed and resolved; highlights that advertising and sponsoring may cause interference with the editorial line of media;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of ensuring the independence of journalists, both from internal pressures from editors or owners and externally from political or economic lobbies or other interest groups; highlights the fact that the right of access to documents and information is fundamental and calls for the full protection of the confidentiality of sources principle and for the strict application of the European Court of Human Rights case-law in this area, including in relation to whistle-blowing; calls for journalists to be protected from threats and violence, as investigative journalists are often threatened, physically attacked and even have attempts made on their lives as a result of their activities; highlights the need to support and promote investigative journalism, as it helps uncover irregularities in society and can be of assistance to the prosecution authorities, which have a duty to take action automatically in cases where evidence of criminal offences is uncovered, and to promote ethical journalism in the media by developing professional standards and appropriate redress procedures;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of fighting against impunity; authorities in the Member States cannot address threats, violence and the security of journalists without assurances from political, judicial and police bodies that they will take decisive action against anyone who attacks journalists and their work. Impunity affects not only the freedom of the press but also the day-to-day work of journalists, as it creates a climate of fear and self-censorship;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance ofand urgency of regular monitoring of media freedom in Europeall Member States and reporting on a yearly basis on the matter, on the basis of the detailed standards developed by the Council of Europe and the OSCE and of the risk-based analytical approach and indicators developed by the independent study drawn up for the Commission, in liaison with NGOs, stakeholders and experts to monitor and supervise the development of and changes in media legislation; believes that the Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency and/or the EUI Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom must carry out this task;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that Member States must ensure that journalists' working conditions comply with the provisions of the European Social Charter; stresses the importance of collective contracts for journalists and of trade union representation of journalists' collectives, which must be permitted for all employees, even if they are members of a small group, work in small companies or have non-standard forms of contract, such as temporary or interim work, as security of employment allows them to speak and act together and more easily and effectively uphold their professional standards;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to consider introducing an EU Media certificate to demonstrate media compliance with the standards called for in this document;