Dear all,
The Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(<http://law.kuleuven.be/icri/>ICRI-IBBT), in
partnership with Jönköping International
Business School
(<http://www.ihh.hj.se/mmt/>JIBS-MMTC), Central
European University Budapest
(<http://www.cmcs.ceu.hu/>CEU-CMCS), Ernst &
Young Consultancy Belgium and subcontractors
from various Member States, has been completing
a study for the European Commission, DG
Information Society and Media, on "Indicators
for Media Pluralism ? Towards a Risk-Based Approach".
This study forms part of the European
Commission?s
<http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/index_en.htm>three-step
approach for advancing the debate on media
pluralism within the European Union. The
approach was launched in January 2007 with a
<http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/doc/pluralism/media_pluralism_swp_en.pdf>Commission
Staff Working Paper and will culminate with a
Commission Communication on media
pluralism indicators in due course. The
objective of our study was to develop a
monitoring tool for assessing media pluralism in
the EU Member States and identifying threats to
such pluralism based on a set of indicators,
covering pertinent legal, economic and
socio-cultural considerations. The outcome of
this study is a prototype for a European Media Pluralism Monitor.
We would like to invite you to the stakeholder
workshop where the study team will present the
findings and conclusions of the study, as
contained in the Preliminary Final Report, the
prototype of the Media Pluralism Monitor and its
User Guide, for discussion by stakeholders,
including Member State officials, regulators,
industry representatives and non-governmental organisations.
The workshop will thus be an opportunity for
stakeholders across the European Union to
express their opinions on the study?s findings
and the functioning of the Media Pluralism
Monitor. These views will contribute to the
formulation of conclusions and recommendations in the final report.
The workshop will take place in Brussels, on
Monday 8th June, 2009 (10 am ? 5 pm), in the
Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Rue
Froissart 36, room AB-0D. Simultaneous
translation will be provided in three languages (EN, FR and DE).
More details are available from the European
Commission's and IBBT?s websites via this link:
<http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm>http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media_taskforce/pluralism/study/index_en.htm,
such as:
- Practical details for the workshop;
- Online registration (deadline: June 1st, 2009);
- Electronic copies of the Preliminary Final Report and its annexes;
- An evaluation / feedback form for
providing comments to the study team (to return
before June 10th, 2009 to
<mailto:(mediapluralism /at/ law.kuleuven.be)>(mediapluralism /at/ law.kuleuven.be)).
Please be aware that places for the workshop are
limited, so we advise you to confirm your
attendance as soon as possible. If necessary,
participants will be accepted according to the
order in which the registration has been made
and/or participation will be limited to one
representative per organisation. DG INFSO is
unfortunately unable to cover costs related to
the participation in the workshop.
You will receive an official
invitation/acceptance of your registration the
week before the workshop, together with a detailed agenda for the day.
The workshop will also be streamed live online
via the web (the link will be made available a few days before the workshop).
The study consortium looks forward to meeting
you at the workshop, or welcoming you as a member of our online audience.
Kind regards,
Peggy Valcke (project leader)
Prof. Dr. Peggy Valcke
Assistant Professor Media and Communications Law; Postdoctoral Researcher
K.U. Leuven & K.U. Brussel
Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI) -
Institute for Broadband Technology (IBBT)
Sint-Michielsstraat 6
B-3000 Leuven
BELGIUM
[t] +32 16 325 470
[f] +32 16 325 438
[e] (peggy.valcke /at/ law.kuleuven.be)
[w] www.icri.be; www.ibbt.be
