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Five Information Law LL.M. students recently co-authored ‘Safety of journalists and the fighting of corruption in the EU’ – a study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee (Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs). The study examines the growing range… Continue reading Information Law LL.M. students co-author study for the European Parliament

Transparency Rules in Online Political Advertising: Mapping Global Law and PolicyC. Menezes CwajgOctober 2020. Executive summary:In response to the rise of online political microtargeting, governments across the globe are launching transparency initiatives. Most of these aim to shed light on who is buying targeted political ads, and how they are targeted. The present Report offers… Continue reading New report: Transparency Rules in Online Political Advertising

Prof. Natali Helberger was invited by the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School to contribute in a series of discussions with experts about the current crisis roiling journalism in the United States and what they might do about it. The discussion was about diversity in news recommenders and the government of algorithmic recommendation… Continue reading Natali Helberger on News Recommendation Systems for Media Apocalypse from Yale Law School

The new Council of Europe HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course on Protection and Safety of Journalists is now available on the HELP online platform. Dr. Tarlach McGonagle coordinated the international team of experts that developed the course. The course aims to contribute to human rights education and the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights… Continue reading Protection and Safety of Journalists: New Council of Europe HELP course available for free online