A recent analysis by OtterlyAI reveals that 29% of the sources ChatGPT cites originate from media, which obviously has a huge impact on the sector. @renateschroeder.bsky.social explains #AI as a rough challenge to “the economic survival of journalism when it comes to copyright and remuneration”.

Listen to Renate Schroeder, EFJ Director's words at yesterday's solidarity action in #Brussels, where we paid tribute to the 219 journalists who lost their lives while reporting on the massive killing of the population in #Gaza. "Stop killing the journalists". @renateschroeder.bsky.social

We joined the #solidarity and protest of @efjeurope.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social and others against the killing of journalists in #Gaza The impunity of the Israeli army needs to be challenged People in Israel protest and the war tears its society apart @kajakallas.bsky.social needs to act

#Germany: Together with our German member @verdi-medien.bsky.social we express our concern about the announced takeover of commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 by Italian media group MediaForEurope.

Gemeinsam mit der @efjeurope.bsky.social warnt @verdi-medien.bsky.social vor einer #Medienkonzentration. MFE-Übernahme bei #ProSiebenSat.1 werfe Fragen nach #Medienvielfalt und ökonomischem Einfluss auf. mmm.verdi.de/aktuelle-mel...

#Ukraine: We condemn these heinous attacks on media offices in the strongest possible terms. We stand in full solidarity with our affiliate NUJU and our Ukrainian colleagues who have been reporting with courage under extremely difficult conditions for over three years

People of conscience. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

CPJ calls for an independent investigation into Monday’s killing of five journalists by multiple Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in #Gaza.🚨 The press cannot function under fire. When journalists die without answers, truth dies with them. Read more: cpj.org/2025/08/cpj-...

Journalistes assassinés à #Gaza : en rassemblant des fragments de vie, @mediapart.fr a tenté de reconstituer leurs histoires. Afin que l’on se souvienne d’eux, pas seulement par leur nombre, mais aussi par leur nom, leur visage, leur destin. www.mediapart.fr/studio/panor...

Yesterday's gathering reminded us that international solidarity is not just words: it is a powerful movement that allows us to stand together & speak with one voice in support of Palestinian journalists - to tell them that they are not alone. There were 400 of us saying: stop the killings in #Gaza

Can we still honestly consider that journalism should operate as a profit-based business? @unav.edu professor Mercedes Medina reflected on the need for the media sector to seek profitability in other activities that allow journalism to remain a public-interest endeavour. Read the full interview 👇

Our #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social with journalists, rescue and health workers who are targets of the Israeli army for doing their work - reporting, assisting, caring. Our thoughts with family friends and co-workers of those killed in #Gaza @efjeurope.bsky.social @ifjglobal.bsky.social

“It is clear for all to see that the climate is changing" said @estherlynch.bsky.social. “We urgently need our laws to keep up if we’re going to avoid countless more avoidable deaths every summer" The New York Times covers our call for maximum working temperatures www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b....

"Journalism is not a crime. It is a vital cornerstone of democracy & journalists must be protected especially in times of conflict. The deliberate or reckless killing of journalists is a grave violation of intnl law & an assault on press freedom everywhere." @estherlynch.bsky.social solidarity 📄⬇️

Mobilisation pour les journalistes palestinien·nes et le droit d’informer : l'événement en hommage aux 219 journalistes tué·es à Gaza a rassemblé environ 400 personnes. Merci aux journalistes d'être venu·es en nombre soutenir leur confrères et consœurs palestinien·nes ➡️ www.ajp.be/mobilisation...

Thank you all for coming and standing in solidarity with Palestinian journalists this morning, in #Brussels. Together we sent a clear message: Israel, stop killing journalists in #Gaza! Every day the limits of horror are pushed further; 219 journalists have lost their lives. Killings must end.

We are joining @efjeurope.bsky.social today in the streets and in their call for: ➡️ An independent investigation into the deaths of journalists in Gaza ➡️ Accountability for those responsible for attacks on media workers ➡️ Urgent EU action to ensure the safety of journalists in all conflict zones

We stand today at Mont des Arts with @efjeurope.bsky.social and @ifjglobal.bsky.social to honour the 200+ journalists killed in Gaza. Yesterday’s attack on a hospital killed 20 – including health and rescue workers and 5 journalists. Israel must stop targeting hospitals and killing journalists.

Gaza: "Too many journalists have been killed while being on their job, while reporting about the facts that are happening, while telling the truth." @teajarc.bsky.social brings the ETUC's solidarity today @efjeurope.bsky.social action & with every journalist risking their life reporting from Gaza.

#Croatia: We stand in full solidarity with Faktograf journalist Melita Vrsaljko, who was subjected to a physical attack and threats right in front of the police. Vrsaljko was also assaulted twice last year for her environmental reporting; these attacks remain unpunished.

#Ukraine: Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Khyliuk has been freed from Russian captivity after 3 years, 5 months, and 21 days in Russian prisons ! Welcome home Dmytro! The fight continues, with the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, for the other detained journalists. @stommedia.bsky.social

Join us tomorrow 26/08 at 11.30 at Mont des Arts #Brussels to honour the 200+ journalists killed in #Gaza and demand: Israel, stop killing journalists! A public reading of the names of the journalists killed in Gaza will pay tribute to their courage, condemn their murder and call for justice.

#Gaza: We call on all journalists and journalists' unions who are able to do so, to support our colleagues who are being starved into silence. You can donate via the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund or DonorBox 👇 shorturl.at/jxboo It is a vital time to show solidarity. "Journalist to Journalist" 🤝

My interview on the Gaza war and the battle of information. With the eminent Spanish-Argentinian expert Mariano Aguirre (Chatham House, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung) marianoaguirrernst.substack.com/p/israel-has... @renateschroeder.bsky.social @beatricedelvaux.bsky.social @pierrehaski.bsky.social

È online la nuova intervista MFRR: Sielke Kelner (OBCT) dialoga con @renateschroeder.bsky.social,@efjeurope.bsky.social e Daniele Macheda, USIGRai sull’indipendenza editoriale della RAI e l’attuazione dello European Media Freedom Act in Italia. Guarda l’intervista completa: youtu.be/rccn_RJCILM

Con l’entrata in vigore dello European Media Freedom Act, l’Italia è chiamata a garantire pluralismo e indipendenza nel servizio pubblico. Ne parliamo con @renateschroeder.bsky.social - @efjeurope.bsky.social e Daniele Macheda - USIGRai nella nuova intervista MFRR. youtu.be/rccn_RJCILM

“We cannot simply offer words of support to our colleagues in #Gaza. We call on all journalists in Europe who are able to do so to make a donation via the @ifjglobal.bsky.social Safety Fund," said EFJ President @majasever.bsky.social Safety Fund or DonorBox 👇 shorturl.at/jxboo

The #EMFA comes fully into force today, 8 August 2025. Despite limitations and legal uncertainties, this act stands as a robust defense against unprecedented assaults on journalism, journalists, and media professionals, if Member States proceed with an ambitious transposition.

I wrote in @columjournreview.bsky.social about how AI-generated summaries in search results have triggered what news publishers are calling a “traffic apocalypse” www.cjr.org/analysis/tra...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday that his country would recognise the state of Palestine at the UN in September.

STOP STARVING GAZA ! Rien ne justifie l'anéantissement actuellement opéré par Israël à Gaza, d'y empêcher l'accès des journalistes et d'y tuer les journalistes locaux. Le monde a le droit de savoir. Les Gazaouis ont le droit de vivre. #stopstarvinggaza #StarvingGaza #protectpalestinianjournalists

The capitulation and abandonment of civil rights continues. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/u...

#StopStarvingGaza #ProtectPalestinianJournalists #SanctionIsraelNow @efjeurope.bsky.social and EFJ affiliates in solidarity with journalists in Gaza.

Public service media are not relics of the past. They are not slow dinosaurs in the age of TikTok. They can be the strongest pillar of media resilience if given independence, stability, and strategic development. Our call for action by @renateschroeder.bsky.social & @majasever.bsky.social 👇

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said today that tech billionaires want to use social media “to overthrow democracy” — adding he’ll push EU leaders to take action.

❓Does free online #PublicServiceMedia news disadvantage other outlets? 👉No! An independent economic report has demonstrated that PSM online news has no negative impact on commercial online news providers. 📖Read the full report: social.ebu.ch/Crowding-Out

Smear Campaign Against Independent Journalists Association of Serbia Find out more 👉 go.coe.int/fwx7U Alert submitted by @efjeurope.bsky.social, @ifjglobal.bsky.social & @rsf.org #EuropeForFreeMedia

I am following the debate on the implementation of the #EMFA. Attacks on journalists & disinformation show why we must defend #journalism & #democracy. Laws like #EMFA, #DSA, #AIAct exist—but without real enforcement, they’re just words. We need action to protect media freedom. #EFJ

An interesting day in #Strasbourg with debates on #EMFA and the importance of implementing this Media Act. I had a chat with EC Commissioner Michael McGrath and invited him to a meeting with the @efjeurope.bsky.social Moving forward for #MediaFreedom and #RuleOfLaw!

📰 EFJ, along w/ writers & creators, urge MEPs to put authorisation, remuneration + transparency at the core of the JURI AI report GenAI exploits protected works via legislative loopholes with no consent, no pay, no clarity 🙅‍♀️ #Copyright #GenAI

This Saturday is #Budapest #Pride 🏳️‍🌈 The EFJ and the European trade union movement stand up for equality, diversity, freedom and human rights in #Hungary and everywhere else.

In this letter, EFJ, @cdteu.bsky.social and other civil society organisations express their grave concerns about the continued unchecked use of #spyware within the European Union. We call for urgent and coordinated EU action to ensure the protection of the rule of law and fundamental rights.

“Echo-chamber or public forum: Rethinking the role of media in liberal democracy” 👉 the first panel discussion of the RECLAIM final conference is about to start‼️ With Hans-Jörg Trenz, @renateschroeder.bsky.social, Alberto Rabbachin, @martabarandiy.bsky.social, & @meabhmcmahon.bsky.social 🎙️ /4

"There has been a great decline in the quality of #journalism in the last few years. Media companies are competing with each other and using #clickbait headlines. They must do better", says @renateschroeder.bsky.social (Director, @efjeurope.bsky.social) /7

Le glissement droitier d'Ursula von der Leyen aura-t-il aussi des conséquences sur l'appui que la précédente Commission avait accordé à la liberté de la presse? www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... @molenews1.bsky.social @hadjalahbib.bsky.social @mariefrenay.bsky.social @renateschroeder.bsky.social

Wenn man Politiker:innen zuhört und die politische Debatte um Krieg verfolgt, hat man das Gefühl, die Rede sei von Objekten, nicht von Menschen. Mitgefühl sollte das erste Gebot in der Politik sein: DAS ist Realpolitik. Mein Kommentar @zeit.de. www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...

#RECLAIM Final Conference ➡️ The first panel will be on the role of media in democracies 👉 With Hans-Jörg Trenz, @renateschroeder.bsky.social, Alberto Rabbachin, @martabarandiy.bsky.social & @meabhmcmahon.bsky.social SIGN UP 🔗 tepsa.eu/events/recla... @sns.it @efjeurope.bsky.social @euronews.com

#Hungary: We welcome the postponement of the vote on the highly problematic bill targeting foreign-funded orgs, incl. independent media. This decision comes a day after the EFJ General Meeting in Budapest passed a resolution denouncing the bill and calling for its withdrawal without further delay.

116 representatives from 56 journalists' unions and associations from 37 European countries showed their full solidarity with their colleagues in Gaza and the West Bank at the General Meeting of @efjeurope.bsky.social in Budapest. #Gaza #Solidarity

#Turkey: We support KRT TV (Culture Radio and Television) journalists on strike since 4 June to protest against unpaid salaries and daily meal allowances, among others. We urge management to resolve the current crisis by making the due payments without further delay. @diskbasinis.org