The International Association of European Journalists (AEJ) in Belgium is an independent non-profit vzw/asbl under Belgian law. The association’s overall aim and mission are to promote critical journalism in Europe, defend media freedom and help journalists and correspondents to build their networks.
The AEJ brings together professional journalists, mostly correspondents who report on the EU and its institutions on a daily basis. Our broad press membership has a keen, general interest in Europe and includes also freelance contributors to television and radio, national, regional and specialist newspapers, periodicals, websites, blogs and other new media, as well as university and college students and scholars in the field of journalism and media innovation.
The AEJ in Belgium also connects media experts and professionals, academics, public relations and communication professionals, civil society advocates, and political and business leaders with the aim to enrich the dialogue on media matters and facilitate the growth of the profession, in a very troubling time for the industry and the profession.
AEJ Belgium also engages in advocacy efforts related to press freedom, media ethics, and other issues affecting journalists.
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Georgia: Independent media face new wave of repression as new laws come into effect
Laws on foreign funding and broadcast content empower authorities to censor, prosecute and close media which provide vital sources of news and information to the public. As the ruling Georgian Dream party intensifies efforts to consolidate authoritarian rule, independent media face unprecedented pressure and are now on the brink of survival. Journalists are increasingly subjected…
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AI & Media: Risk or (R)evolution?
(From left to right) Moderator Dylan Carter and panellists Ike Picone, Anja Wyrobek, and Dafydd ab Iago at the Press Club Brussels Europe. Photo: ©Heleen van Geest By Jan Rehaag As Artificial Intelligence continues to spread across industries, the technology is also transforming the media sector, placing journalism at a crossroads. To better understand the…
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Call for Journalists – Radio Interview Opportunity in French
Julian Hale, a board member of the Association of European Journalists in Belgium, is inviting European journalists to participate in live interviews where they can explain their work and discuss recent developments in the world or the media sector. If you’re interested, please email him with the information requested below. Interviews will be conducted in…
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Council of Europe commissioner ‘greatly troubled’ by state of free press
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Michael O’Flaherty, presented his annual report in the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. In this report, he raised concerns for the state of press freedom and the protection of journalists, which has worsened, according to the commissioner. By Aagje Van Raemdonck Council…
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Media Freedom Alert on Hungary calls for withdrawal of “foreign agent”-like bill from Parliament
See this statement on AEJ International. On 20 May the European Federation of Journalists/International Federation of Journalists, the Association of European Journalists, Committee to Protect Journalists, and International Press Institute jointly published a Media Freedom Alert on Hungary on the Council of Europe’s Platform for the Safety of Journalists calling for the withdrawal of a Bill to Register Organisations…
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Harassment, abuse, death threats: Female journalists from around the globe share their experiences
By Aagje Van Raemdonck and Jan Rehaag In a panel discussion on May 5, female journalists from across the world came together in the Embassy of Canada to Belgium to discuss the abuse, discrimination, and violence faced by female journalists. The event was organised by the British human rights organisation Article 19 and cohosted by…
