In the public interest - European Audiovisual Observatory

Media literacy and the empowerment of users

13/06/2024 Author: Amélie Lacourt

This publication delves into the critical role media literacy plays in today's digital age, offering insights into current strategies in place to enhance users' abilities to navigate the complex media landscape.

IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2024 edition)

03/05/2024 Authors: Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy Ad van Loon, Charlotte Vier, Ronan Ó Fathaigh and Amélie Blocman

This revised 9th edition contains summaries of over 398 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.

IRIS Special 2023-2: Algorithmic transparency and accountability of digital services

14/03/2024 Authors (in alphabetical order): Mark D. Cole, Christina Etteldorf, Sandra Schmitz, Jörg Ukrow

A must-read round-up of the current issues concerning algorithm use in Europe and the legislator's approach to ensuring greater transparency in order to regulate these new AI systems.

IRIS Special 2023-1: Public interest content on audiovisual platforms: access and findability

2/11/2023 Authors (in alphabetical order): Tarlach McGonagle (author and editorial coordination) with Lotte van den Bosch, Doris Buijs, Mervin Huang, Max Nazarski, Ronan Ó Fathaigh, Joost Poort and Iryna Ulasiuk

This legal analysis explores the place for public interest content and looks at how European media law can safeguard its accessibility.

IRIS Extra 2023: Media law and policy in selected Black Sea region countries

14/09/2023 AUTHOR: ANDREI RICHTER, COMENIUS UNIVERSITY, BRATISLAVA

This report provides an in-depth analysis of European media law in five Black Sea Region countries - the Republic of Armenia, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, the Republic of Türkiye, and Ukraine.

IRIS Themes - Vol. III - Freedom of Expression, the Media and Journalists. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (2023 edition)

03/05/2023 Authors: Dirk Voorhoof, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University and Legal Human Academy Ad van Loon, Charlotte Vier and Ronan Ó Fathaigh

This revised 8th edition contains summaries of over 378 judgements or decisions by the Court and provides hyperlinks to the full text of each of the summarised judgements or decisions. The summaries included in the e-book can be retrieved from our legal database, IRIS Merlin.

IRIS Special 2022-2: Prominence of European works and of services of general interest

13/03/2023 Authors (in alphabetical order): Mark D. Cole, Elsa Costa e Silva, Jérôme Dheur, Christina Etteldorf, Olha Hruba, Catalina Iordache Pascal Kamina, Tanja Kerševan Smokvina, Michèle Ledger, Eleonora Maria Mazzoli, Nelly Ognyanova, Francesca Pellicanò, Jörg Ukrow, Sebastian Zeitzmann

The proposal for a European Media Freedom Act

10/01/2023 AUTHOR: FRANCISCO JAVIER CABRERA BLÁZQUEZ

This note presents the main lines of the EMFA proposal – European legislation currently in preparation.

IRIS Plus 2022-3: User empowerment against disinformation online

15/12/2022 Authors (in alphabetical order): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais

This new report examines the various tools to empower today’s media users to be able to deal with disinformation.

IRIS Plus 2022-2: Investing in European works: the obligations on VOD providers

16/11/2022 Authors (in alphabetical order): Francisco Javier Cabrera Blázquez, Maja Cappello, Julio Talavera Milla, Sophie Valais

This report by the European Audiovisual Observatory describes the rules concerning financial obligations for VoD services in the EU with a close look to the national transposition of the AVMS Directive. (This is an updated version of the report originally published on 18/05/2022)