Media and diversity: closing seminar

6 February 2009

How media should change their attitude in reporting diversity was the main focus of a seminar held in Prague

Prague, 5-6 February 2009.

100 representatives from the European media, policy makers, equality bodies and activists campaigning for the elimination of discrimination in Europe, met in Prague and agreed a package of measures to encourage more diversity in the media across the member states of the European Union & EFTA.

During two days participants, including representatives from Equinet Secretariat, discussed a series of suggestions to push journalists, editorial managements and politicians to change their attitude and their behaviours in reporting diversity and to consider it as a value and a possible source of economic revenues rather than a problem.

The Prague meeting marks the end of a long process of research, survey and analysis of more than 400 initiatives in European media by the Media Diversity Institute, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and Internews Europe, with the support of the European Commission.

The study publication including the recommendations will be finalised by end of March 2009.

More information: www.media4diversity.eu