The media landscape has undergone significant structural transformations in the past decades, raising complex challenges for media law and policy. The dominant role of digital platforms in the communications ecosystem has had a disruptive impact on the sustainability of news media as well as on the quality and accuracy of information products. In increasingly politicised media environments, journalists and other media actors face sustained political pressure, attacks and distrust. The evolution of generative AI systems poses new challenges and may change the development and remuneration of news and media productions profoundly.
Against this background, the Conference offers a unique opportunity to explore the outcomes of an international study project developing new directions in news and media law (see further information here) and discuss these new avenues from a practical and policy-oriented perspective.
In sessions that leave ample room for discussion, the Conference will address:
- Session 1: Constitutional and Institutional Changes and Challenges
- Session 2: Public Interest, Quality, Pluralism – Regulatory Questions
- Session 3: Financial Sustainability and Press Publishers’ Right
- Session 4: Technology Impact – Platforms and AI
The afternoon programme is offered in cooperation with the Dutch copyright association (Vereniging voor Auteursrecht).
Information & Registration
For VvA members who wish to obtain PO points, the usual sign in and sign out rules apply. Please indicate upon registration whether you are VvA member.
Date: 6 October 2023
Time: 8.30-18.00
Place: West-Indisch Huis, Herenmarkt 99, 1013 EC Amsterdam
See also the flyer.
Programme
| 8:30 | Coffee/tea |
| 8:45 | Welcome and Introduction Martin Senftleben, IViR |
| 9:00 | Session 1: Constitutional and Institutional Changes and Challenges Chair: Tarlach McGonagle, IViR |
| 9:05 | New European Media Law: Enforcement, Compliance and Democratic Deficit Tanja Kerševan Smokvina |
| 9:15 | EU Policies and Regulations and Media Capture Marius Dragomir and Zsuzsa Detrekői |
| 9:25 | Media Sanctions and Russian Propaganda Andrei Richter and Anna Smulders |
| 9:35 | Discussion |
| 9:45 | Fundamental Rights Aspects of EU Media Regulation Tarlach McGonagle |
| 9:55 | Pan-European Media Policy for Human Rights Protection Max van Drunen |
| 10:05 | European Media Policy Transfer Krisztina Rozgonyi |
| 10:15 | Discussion |
| 10:30 | Coffee/tea |
| 11:00 | Session 2: Public Interest, Quality, Pluralism – Regulatory Questions Chair: Kristina Irion, IViR |
| 11:05 | Public Service Media and Information Disorder Minna Aslama Horowitz and Marius Dragomir |
| 11.15 | Media Ownership Transparency and Ownership Restrictions Josef Trappel |
| 11.25 | Evolution of “Harm” from Content Services Sally Broughton Micova |
| 11.35 | Disinformation Online: Co-regulation and Multi-stakeholderism Elda Brogi |
| 11:45 | Panel Discussion Panelists: Emmanuelle Machet (European Platform of Regulatory Authorities), Bernd Holznagel (University of Münster), Damian Tambini (London School of Economics) |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Algemene Ledenvergadering VvA Only for members of the Dutch ALAI group (VvA members) |
| 14:00 | Session 3: Financial Sustainability and Press Publishers’ Right Chair: Mireille van Eechoud (IViR & Dutch Copyright Association VvA) |
| 14:05 | Harmonization and Fragmentation Eleonora Rosati |
| 14:15 | Negotiation Frameworks Martin Kretschmer and Ula Furgal |
| 14:25 | Competition Law and Remuneration Claims Moritz Sutterer |
| 14:35 | Press Publishers’ Right: A Response to AI Challenges? Daniel Gervais |
| 14:45 | Panel Discussion Panelists: Mira Herens (NVJ (Dutch Federation of Journalists)), Aurore Raoux (News Media Europe), Tobias Mckenney (Google), Stef van Gompel (Vrije Universiteit) |
| 15:45 | Coffee/tea |
| 16:15 | Session 4: Technology Impact – Platforms and AI Chair: Martin Senftleben |
| 16:20 | Journalism, Platforms and the Structures of Public Speech Andrew Kenyon |
| 16:30 | Awful but Lawful Content and Hybrid Governance Stephan Dreyer |
| 16:40 | Regulating Influencers Nadia Feci and Peggy Valcke |
| 16:50 | Discussion |
| 17:00 | Digital Constitutionalism: Media Freedom and Right to Information Online Bernd Justin Jütte |
| 17:10 | Welfare Economics and Interventions in News Markets in the Age of AI Joost Poort |
| 17:20 | News Media and Big Tech’s Lobby Efforts Kristina Irion and Melinda Rucz |
| 17:30 | Discussion |
| 17:45 | Closing Martin Senftleben, IViR |
| 18:00 | Drinks |