Thread by @MediaFreedomEU

🔴Join #MFRR panel on #COVID19 in 30 min.

Increase of threats & attacks on journalists due to anti-lockdown protests, economic difficulties for media outlets & press restrictions by governments. Discussions w/ @Jamie_Wiseman_ @GaborPolyak @margosmit1 @documentonews & @ObctRosa.

🔴 LIVE in 15 min here
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We will be live-tweeting.

High-level speakers for this panel:

🇭🇺Dr. @GaborPolyak @MertekMonitor
🇬🇷Lambrini Papadopoulou @documentonews
🇬🇧@Jamie_Wiseman_ of @globalfreemedia
CHAIR: @ObctRosa @BalkansCaucasus

Later joined by:
🇳🇱Margo Smit @margosmit1
News Ombudsman for Public Broadcasters

. @Jamie_Wiseman_ notes attempts by government to control the narrative how they respond to the pandemic.
#COVID19 used as reason to not release information & to limit abilities of #journalists.

In nearly 1/3 alerts documented & related to #COVID19 media workers were attacked. Journalists were clearly identifiable at that time. #MFRR Summit
@Jamie_Wiseman_

"The big question we have to address now is: Which of these restrictions (anti-#Press sentiment or restrictions on acces to information) is going to remain after the pandemic is over & how do we respond to that?", asks @Jamie_Wiseman_ during #COVID19 panel.
#MFRR summit

Lambrini Papadopoulou highlights that Greek government tried to render critical reporting invisible & took various measures to restrict access to information during the pandemic.

#MFRR Summit
#COVID19 panel

Greek governement set up financial scheme to support #journalists during the pandemic, however did only financially support journalists who reported loyally to Greek governement. @documentonews was excluded from funding. Photojournalists arrested during #COVID19 protests.

#MFRR