Event date: 21 October 2011
Region: EU
The Slovak Syndicate of Journalists (SSN) is to organise a two-day national conference on 7 – 8 November to promote ethical journalism in the country with the support of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ). Journalists, editors, media regulators and representatives of civil society organisations will participate in the debate to improve the ethical standards of journalism in Slovakia, in particular, the media coverage of minority and ethnic groups.
The SSN is committed to defending press freedom and excellence in journalism through promoting ethical journalistic standards. The SSN is the co-founder of the Press Council in Slovakia which regulates the professional conducts of journalists and journalism standards.
For more information contact Yuk Lan Wong, EFJ yuklan.wong@ifj.org or Zdeno Cho, SSN cho@mediaregion.eu
The Ethical Journalism Initiative (EJI) is a 2-year project, run in partnership with the European Federation of Journalists, Article 19, Media Diversity Institute and three European journalists’ associations.
Source: Ethical Journalism Initiative
