Bettina Ruigies: Media freedom is related to security
Bettina Ruigies is a member of the Office of the Representative on Freedom of the Media of the OSCE – the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
She also attended the Act Now meeting in Vienna, the meeting that addressed the question of whether a European media platform is possible and should be pursued.
Nicola Frank: It's about creating a European public sphere
Nicola Frank heads the Institutional and International Relations department of the EBU (European Broadcasting Union).
She has worked for the European Broadcasting Union since 1998. In January 2009, she became head of the EBU office in Brussels, responsible for European affairs. Nicola Frank studied Islamic Studies, Modern History, and French Literature.
Journalism in Romania
Marius Dragomir, founder of the Media and Journalism Research Center and author, about the situation of media and journalism in Romania.
He also recommends his book, " The Difficult Role of the Media for Democracy in Romania, " published in 2022.
Martin Zimper: On the media situation in Switzerland
The following interview with Martin Zimper took place in December 2021 for the media magazine Continent.
The conversation with the professor from the Zurich University of the Arts focused on the media situation in Switzerland.
Journalism in Belgium
Today's episode of our journey through Europe takes us to Brussels.
In conversation with Wolfgang Böhm the European section of the press since 1992 , we look in particular at the EU and NATO position , and explore , among other things, which Europe- wide media these then set the topics for the local and regional media of the continent.
Journalism in Croatia
Today's episode of the media magazine Continent, which is nominated for the current adult education radio prize, deals with the situation of the media in Croatia.
Golli Marboe speaks with the Secretary General of SEEMO , Oliver Vujovic . SEEMO stands for South East Europe Media Organisation and is an NGO that deals with press freedom and media development in Southeast Europe.
European Broadcasting Union
In today's edition of Continent, the international media magazine, we're not taking you to a single country to explore its media landscape, but rather focusing on the whole of Europe – specifically, the European EBU) . The Austrian representative in the EBU, active in numerous working groups, has been Klaus Unterberger Public Value department at the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) .
Furthermore, Klaus Unterberger is also one of the initiators of the manifesto for a public service internet , a manifesto signed such as Jürgen Habermas .
So, today on Continent: Europe, the EBU, and its responsibilities.
Journalism in Sweden
In today's episode of Continent, I'm speaking with the Austrian-Swedish director, filmmaker, producer, and co-founder of the Tyrolean film funding organization Cine Tirol , Erich Hörtnagl .
We're talking about subtitles in film and television , about Pippi Longstocking , of course, and about the media of a country where freedom of the press was enshrined in the constitution for the first time in the world, back in 1766. We're talking about Sweden.
Journalism in Germany
In today's edition of "Continent," the editorial team around Golli Marboe examines media projects in Germany. Specifically, they focus on "best practice" examples that Austrian media, and especially the ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corporation), could use as models. These include the production of children's and youth programs in the digital world; the style and feel of sports journalism; and whether a country like Austria should also produce multilingual programs for its European neighbors, as Deutsche Welle does.
Guests in today's episode of Continent include children's book author Thomas Brezina , ARD sports reporter Christoph Nahr , media scholar and member of the ZDF television council Leonhard Dobusch , and Adelheid Feilcke , responsible for the "Europe" editorial team at Deutsche Welle.
Ivo Mijnssen: On the media situation in Hungary
The following interview with Ivo Mijnssen took place in November 2021 for the media magazine Continent.
spoke with the Eastern Europe expert of the NZZ , the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, about the media situation in Hungary.
Gisela Reiter: It's about a European public digital space
Gisela Reiter conducts research and works at the University of Vienna , the FHWien of the Vienna Chamber of Commerce , and the University of Salzburg, and she is also involved in initiatives for an independent European media platform within the framework of Act Now.
Linda Zimmermann, Philipp Schild: We are ARD and ZDF
Since October 2016, there has been funk , the content network of ARD and ZDF .
This platform is considered a "best practice" example of public broadcasters' efforts to reach a younger audience. We will explore whether funk could serve as a model for a contemporary yet equally journalistic European media platform with Linda Zimmermann Philipp Schild, Program Director of funk .
Birol Kilic: On the media situation in Turkey
Birol Kilic, publisher and editor of Turkish media in Austria .
He has lived in Vienna for many years, but his heart remains in Turkey, and he has many thoughts on the upcoming elections taking place there these days.
Duygu Özkan: On the media situation in Turkey
As part of our work on the media magazine Continent, specifically for the episode on the media situation in Turkey, we conducted an in-depth interview with Duygu Özkan in
She is a journalist and expert on Turkey.
Journalism in Poland
Today's episode of the media magazine Continents takes us to Poland.
with Bartosz Dudek , head of the Polish-language editorial department at Deutsche Welle .
Peter Techet: On the media situation in Hungary
This interview with Peter Techet took place in November 2021 for the media magazine Continent.
This conversation with the political scientist and legal scholar from the University of Freiburg concerned the media situation in Hungary.
Journalism in Turkey
, Golli Marboe speaks with journalist and author Duygu Özkan and publisher Birol Kilic about the situation of journalism and the media in Turkey.
Of particular importance: elections will be held in Turkey this early summer.
Journalism in Great Britain
Today's episode of Continent takes us to the British Isles; we're talking about the media in the United Kingdom.
BBC , the mother of all public broadcasters and of quality journalism par excellence, also boast arguably the world's most brutal and gruesome tabloid press, Times and The Guardian Tessa Szyszkowitz , a correspondent living in London since 2010. She writes for, among others, the Austrian news magazine profil , the German magazine for political culture Cicero , and the Viennese weekly newspaper Falter .
Journalism in Slovakia
Today's episode of Continent is about Slovakia.
We spoke with Matthias Settele TV Markíza , by far the most-watched television station in Slovakia . He also still has strong ties to Austria, serving, among other things, as a jury member on the advisory board of the RTR .
Journalism in Spain
Today's episode of Continent is about the situation of the media in Spain.
Golli Marboe discusses this with José Alberto García Avilés , Director of the Department of Social and Human Sciences at the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche . Incidentally, in Reporters Without Borders ' Press Freedom Index, Spain ranks 32nd , behind countries such as Trinidad and Tobago , East Timor, and the Dominican Republic. However, it also ranks behind Austria, which is just one place ahead of Spain at number 31.