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Media4Democracy was an EU-funded Technical Assistance Facility strengthening the European Union Delegations’ ability to implement the EU Human Rights Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline.
Our mission was to support the EU Delegations’ broad and coherent implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression and to help them to identify, design and implement appropriate near-, medium- and long-term actions.
Media4Democracy was based in Brussels and provided advocacy support and capacity building services to all EU Delegations (EUDs) worldwide, as well as customised technical support to individual EU Delegations.
The team of two senior experts also utilised and deployed a global network of leading freedom of expression and media professionals, working together to provide tailored support and expertise to EU Delegations.
Media4Democracy was backed by a Consortium of prominent European organisations from the field of freedom of expression, media development and democracy support: Article19, Deutsche Welle Akademie, European Partnership for Democracy, Free Press Unlimited and the Thomson Foundation.
Media4Democracy was established by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) in January 2017 under the European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR).
Media4Democracy was an EU-funded Technical Assistance Facility strengthening the European Union Delegations’ ability to implement the EU Human Rights Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline.
Our mission was to support the EU Delegations’ broad and coherent implementation of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression and to help them to identify, design and implement appropriate near-, medium- and long-term actions.
Media4Democracy was based in Brussels and provided advocacy support and capacity building services to all EU Delegations (EUDs) worldwide, as well as customised technical support to individual EU Delegations.
The team of two senior experts also utilised and deployed a global network of leading freedom of expression and media professionals, working together to provide tailored support and expertise to EU Delegations.
Media4Democracy was backed by a Consortium of prominent European organisations from the field of freedom of expression, media development and democracy support: Article19, Deutsche Welle Akademie, European Partnership for Democracy, Free Press Unlimited and the Thomson Foundation.
Media4Democracy was established by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) in January 2017 under the European Instrument for Democracy & Human Rights (EIDHR).
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DownloadWorld Press Freedom Day 2017
News
Brussels, May 2017 – World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) is observed every year on 3 May. For WPFD 2017, Media4Democracy developed an advocacy package for use by EU Delegations worldwide and took part in the UNESCO WPFD conference in...
Democracy
EU4Democracy campaign makes an impact
News
Brussels, September 2017 – As part of the EU4Democracy campaign from 15 September to 15 October 2017, Media4Democracy helped develop a package of advocacy materials to support EU Delegation activities. The materials were used by...
Democracy
Boosting Delegation skills for media support and freedom of expression
News
Brussels, November 2017 – For EU Delegation staff gathered in Brussels in November, Media4Democracy delivered its first training to build knowledge of current freedom of expression trends and context, while providing skills to...
Democracy
Human Rights
EU Delegation The Gambia – supporting media in democratic transition
News
The Gambia, October 2017 – Media4Democracy is working with the EU Delegation in The Gambia to support the expansion of media and free expression, as the country goes through rapid democratisation after 22 years of authoritarian...
Democracy
EU Delegation Honduras – Strengthening ongoing support for information access
News
Honduras, July 2017 – Building on the EU Delegation’s long-standing work to strengthen access to information in Honduras, Media4Democracy deployed a technical assistance mission in July to train journalists to use open data and to...
Honduras
Democracy
Media and free flow of information
Governance & Corruption
+1Human Rights
EU Delegation to The Gambia launches report on Freedom of Expression and Media Pluralism
News
The Gambia, February 2018 – The European Union Delegation and Media4Democracy presented an analysis of freedom of expression and the state of the media in The Gambia at an event on 7 February. This report came one year after a...
Democracy
Media and free flow of information
Media and Civil Society in The Gambia Launch Freedom of Information Coalition
News
The Gambia, February 2018 – Media4Democracy joined the inaugural meeting of The Gambia’s Freedom of Information Coalition in Banjul on Tuesday, 6 February. This newly formed civil society, human rights and media stakeholder group...
Democracy
Human Rights
Strengthening Honduran journalists’ ability to report on corruption with open information
News
Honduras, March 2018 – As part of the European Union Delegation’s policy to strengthen access to information in Honduras, 30 Honduran journalists (11 women and 19 men) from La Tribuna and El Heraldo newspapers in Tegucigalpa...
Honduras
Democracy
Governance & Corruption
Modern Challenges to Press Freedom – M4D to speak at Info Point Panel Debate in Brussels
News
Brussels, April 2018 – On April 24th, ahead of World Press Freedom Day, Media4Democracy will participate in a lunchtime panel debate on What the international community needs to focus on to better support and protect press and...
Worldwide
Democracy
Media and free flow of information
Human Rights