Tag Archives: Press

Jun 14 2013

The shutdown of the Greek national broadcaster: between external pressure and domestic reactions

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Posted in: Greece

by Giannis Manolis The Greek government’s sudden decision to shut down the public broadcaster ERT has shocked both Greek media and public opinion. It was announced that more than 2,600 employees will be fired, compensated and be able to re-apply … Continue reading →

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May 28 2013

The European economic crisis has coincided with a decline in press freedom in the EU

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Posted in: Greece, Italy, Spain, Uncategorized, United Kingdom

By Jennifer Dunham and Zselyke Csaky (rebloged from EUROPP) In the half decade since the beginning of the economic crisis, global press freedom has declined, and the EU has been no exception to this trend. Reporting on a new survey on … Continue reading →

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Apr 25 2013

Who’s reporting the crisis? The state of the media in Greece

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Posted in: Greece, Maria Kyriakidou

By Maria Kyriakidou Greece has been ranked 84th among 179 countries for freedom of the press, according to the 2013 World Press Freedom Index published in January 2013 by the international NGO “Reporters Without Borders”, with a staggering fall of … Continue reading →

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Apr 10 2013

The impact of the international press in Portugal

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Posted in: Portugal

By Rui Lopes* As the international press fixes its gaze on Portugal once again, it seems to do so with little awareness of its disproportional impact in that country’s opinion- and policy makers. Portuguese journalists, pundits and politicians closely monitor … Continue reading →

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Mar 22 2013

The Politics of Blame

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Posted in: Max Hänska

By Max Hänska When things go wrong someone is blamed. Throughout the current crisis there have been several convenient scapegoats: the EU itself, southern European countries and Germany, among others. Passing the buck is an all too familiar rhetorical strategy, … Continue reading →

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Mar 18 2013

Reactions to the Cypriot Bailout across the European Press

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Posted in: Cyprus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jose Javier Olivas, Maria Kyriakidou, Max Hänska, Outi Keranen, Press Roundups, Roberto Orsi, Spain

By Max Hänska, Outi Keranen, Maria Kyriakidou, Jose Olivas and Roberto Orsi. Greek Press The dramatic developments with regard to the bailout of Cyprus have dominated the Greek press since the news of the savings levy broke. The focus of the … Continue reading →

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Mar 17 2013

Cypriot Press: ire and disenchantment over bail-out plan

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Posted in: Cyprus, Vassilis Paipais

By Vassilios Paipais Almost the entirety of Cyprus’ Sunday press adopts alarmist headlines and strong language to convey a mixture of emotions, such as anger, disappointment and betrayal that overwhelmed the Cypriot people upon hearing the latest Eurogroup decision. The … Continue reading →

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Mar 7 2013

Grillo’s ‘threat’ and the Spanish press

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Posted in: Italy, Jose Javier Olivas, Spain

By Jose Javier Olivas The Italian general elections took place ten days ago. The divided results and the relatively unexpected success of Berlusconi’s The People of Freedom Coalition (29.1% of votes) and Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (25.5% of votes) … Continue reading →

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Mar 1 2013

What Kind of Media for Europe?

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Posted in: Maria Kyriakidou

By Maria Kyriakidou In his speech about the prospects of the European idea given last week, the German President Joachim Gauck talked about the lack of communication and understanding within Europe. He identified the focus on national interests and considerations by … Continue reading →

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Feb 27 2013

Reactions to the Italian Election across Europe

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Posted in: France, Germany, Greece, Henry Radice, Italy, Max Hänska, Press Roundups, Roberto Orsi, Vassilis Paipais

The Italian election on the weekend 24-25 February was hugely anticipated and the results, though perhaps not surprising, have not brought the decisive clarity that many had hoped for. Briefly we summarise a few observations from the way the election … Continue reading →

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