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.
Latest news:
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‘Maison du media lab’ project: Increasing diversity amongst the Brussels press
The Maison du MédiaLab residence will host Eastern European Brussels correspondents, offering them not only accommodation in the heart of the EU policy making for 6 months (on a rotation basis) but also professional development with networking and training opportunities.
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“Multiple bad things” – Art, inclusion and freedom of speech
From 10 May to 1 June Brussels hosted Kunstenfestivaldesarts, three weeks of art, debate and intercultural dialogue.
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AEJ strongly condemns violence against Albanian journalists
The AEJ International strongly condemns the violent verbal attacks towards Arbër Hitaj, a Journalist and President of the Albanian Section of AEJ, from a spokesperson of the Re-establishment political party.
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Lessons from the World Journalist Conference
Lessons learned from the the World Journalist Conference as a representative of AEJ Belgium. The event, organised by the Journalists Association of Korea and attended by around 60 journalists from 50 countries, focused on war journalism, the role of media in fostering peace, and the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of journalism.
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Letter to Georgia PM urging the withdrawal of the foreign agents law, guaranteeing the safety of journalists and upholding press freedom
AEJ Belgium, together with international press freedom, journalists and human rights organisations, have raised deep concerns about the reintroduction of the bill on Transparency of Foreign Influence and the sudden rise in violence and other restrictions against Georgia’s journalists reporting on the public protests against the bill.
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‘We must implement media education in schools, especially for young people,’ says European Parliament vice-president
By Benedetta Zimone AEJ Belgium went to Aachen on 7 May to attend the final event of the European Charlemagne Prize. During the ceremony, several guests went onstage to reward the young participants. Among them was the vice-president of the European Parliament Marc Angel, whom we had the pleasure of interviewing at the end of…
