tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post8145662070885151550..comments2024-02-25T10:22:38.186+00:00Comments on The European Citizen: Recession hits European News coverageEurocentrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09439536905456080079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post-68177182047287633152009-06-03T11:54:36.574+01:002009-06-03T11:54:36.574+01:00Yes, that was Thomas Estrup's Th!nk About It a...Yes, that was Thomas Estrup's Th!nk About It article here:<br /><br />http://www.thinkaboutit.eu/2009/05/fewer-danish-correspondents-in-bruxelles/<br /><br />Still, with 11 correspondents (1st Jan 2009) they have cut down the numbers, but are still way ahead of the Irish media.Eurocentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439536905456080079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7620652438500849718.post-47957772077768982522009-06-03T06:18:58.593+01:002009-06-03T06:18:58.593+01:00Eurocentric,
If I remember correctly, I just saw...Eurocentric, <br /><br />If I remember correctly, I just saw a Danish reference to dwindling numbers of EU journalists from Denmark and elsewhere. <br /><br />The European election campaign has highlighted serious problems: <br /><br />1) The limited choice given to EU citizens, due to our underdeveloped political rights at EU level. A democratic EU is the only solution, but it will take some time. <br /><br />2) A massive need for civic education and quality information about what the EU is, what it does and why it is needed. <br /><br />Media beating the retreat only worsen the situation.<br /><br />It is hard to see other solutions than for public service broadcasters to step up their coverage, since the commercial media are cutting costs. <br /><br />The Commission and the European Parliament produce a lot of material, as do the news services EurActiv, EUobserver and EUbusiness, and the Euroblogosphere is developing (Bloggingportal.eu), but they only reach the ones who are already interested. The same goes for think tanks, many of them fairly active and good. <br /><br />I believe that a massive increase of EU coverage is needed in (higher) secondary education. <br /><br />The German bpb (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung) as a producer and distributor of political information should be emulated. <br /><br />The EU information centres of the Swedish and Danish parliaments are also worth looking at.Ralf Grahn https://www.blogger.com/profile/02156293782163802007noreply@blogger.com