In the name of Journalism – World Press Freedom Day – 3rd May 2018

Lisbon, Portugal

The Ethical Journalism Network’s Director of Campaigns and Communications Tom Law contributed to a debate on Ethics as a Business Model at an event in Lisbon organised by the Sindicato dos Jornalistas to mark World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2018.

Tom drew on the EJN’s recent report, Trust in Ethical Journalism – The Key to Media Futures which looks at how the communications revolution is continuing to pose more questions than answers over a public crisis of confidence, both in democracy and in sources of public information.

Tom also shared the results from the Building Trust in Media in South East Europe and Turkey project in partnership with the European Federation of Journalists and UNESCO. As part of the programme the EJN has pioneered an Ethical Media Audit with leading editors, media owners and journalists from across the world. The audit is a simple tool that can help media monitor their own performance and also help develop ways of improving public trust and market confidence in their brand. It provides a basic structure for an Internal Standards Report for internal auditing of media that is developed and implemented by the media house itself.

Beautiful day in Lisbon for #WPFD2018 but in the room the panel discusses how the declining rights of journalists in Europe is impacting quality, independent #journalism.
Later, I'll be talking about "ethics as a business model". https://t.co/0ghXgSch6h #WPFD2018 #PressFreedom pic.twitter.com/7q2i78lplZ

— Tom Law (@TomLawMedia) May 3, 2018

CONFERENCE AGENDA

JOB INSECURITY VS. INDEPENDENCE

Sofia Branco, Portugal, Sindicato dos Jornalistas
Paco Audije, Spain, Journalist / Correspondant “La Libre Belgique” Executive Committee International Federation of Journalists
Miguel Crespo, Portugal, Teacher and researcher, co-author of the last inquiry to Portuguese journalists
Nikos Tsimpidas, Greece, Journalist, last person to broadcast on ERT, workers’ representative

WORKING CONDITIONS AND TRADE UNIONS ACTION

Jim Boumelha, United Kingdom, National Union of Journalists
Hans von Rohland, International Labour Organization
Luis Menéndez, Spain, Journalist / Televisión de Galicia, Federación de Asociaciones de Periodistas de España, Steering Committee European Federation of Journalists
Elísio Estanque, Portugal, Professor and researcher

ETHICS AS BUSINESS MODEL

Tom Law, United Kingdom, Ethical Journalism Network
São José Almeida, Portugal, Ethics Council – Sindicato dos Jornalistas
Mário Mesquita, Portugal, Entidade Reguladora para a Comunicação Social (Portuguese regulatory body)
Jacinto Godinho, RTP

ALTERNATIVE WAYS

Paulo Pena, Portugal, Journalist / Público Investigate Europe
Sabika Shah Povia, Italy / Pakistan, Freelance Journalist
Judite França, Portugal, TVI

CHALLENGES AHEAD

Marjory Van Den Broeke, European Parliament Fake News Unit
Pedro Coelho, SIC, Investigative Journalism
Vítor Tomé, Media Literacy expert