EMPODERANDO AL PERIODISMO A TRAVÉS DEL DERECHO DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN
EL MANUAL ‘LEGAL LEAKS’ AYUDA A PERIODISTAS A OBTENER
INFORMACIÓN USANDO LAS LEYES DE ACCESO A LA INFORMACIÓN
Why is the right of access to information important for journalism?
A Guide for Journalists on How to Access Information
The Legal Leaks Toolkit, developed by Access Info Europe and n-ost, helps journalists access information using Access to Information laws. The Toolkit is available in a generic international version and can be adapted to the legal framework of any country. The existing national versions, translated into local languages, are available below. You can also read more below about our training programme and about how to contact
the Legal Leaks Help Desk.
Why do media experts think access to information is important?
Journalists, activists, and media experts speak about the importance of access to information in their daily work. Watch all interviews here!
That little detail in the relationship between journalists and sources, that little one, is so important that could change the way in which we tell stories.
It is extremely important that there is this mechanism that you can use as a journalist to say «Hang on a minute, you need to give us this, because we have a right to know».
It’s a great way to get stories, it’s a great way to fin out what governments in particular are doing, it’s a great way to find out where money goes, it’s a great way to prove accountability.
The right of access to information is very important for the journalists’ work; it’s important for everyday work, but it’s even more important for investigations.
Journalism is about investigation, it’s about asking questions; but it’s about documents as well, as a proof for questions, as a proof for answers
Basically, I need access to information to do my job as someone who is supposed to ensure the accountability of politicians, of public officials.
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ÚLTIMAS NOTICIAS SOBRE EMPODERANDO AL PERIODISMO
Cyprus: Draft FOI law seriously below European standards
Madrid, 30 July 2015 – Access Info Europe has urged the government of Cyprus to greatly improve its draft access to information law in order to meet basic international transparency standards. An analysis of the draft text using the Right to Information Rating indicators found that Cyprus would come in at position 97 of 102 countries globally, scoring a dismal
Draft freedom of information law ‘seriously below European standards’
Cyprus Mail| 30/07/2015 English – Access Info Europe, a human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and protecting the right of access to information in Europe as a tool for defending civil liberties and human rights, has urged the government of Cyprus to greatly improve its draft freedom of information (FOI) law in order to meet basic international transparency standards. Read
El Defensor del Pueblo europeo investiga ‘falta de transparencia’ en nombramientos de jueces
El Boletin.com| 30/07/2015 Spanish – La pasada semana, el Defensor del Pueblo Europeo pidió al Consejo de la Unión Europea que respondiera a las denuncias de dos plataformas pro-transparencia, Access Info Europe y la Public Interest Clinic, que reclamaron información sobre los procesos de selección para el nombramiento de jueces en el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea (TJUE)
European Ombudsman investigates lack of transparency in selection of judges for European Court of Justice
Madrid, 27 July 2015 – The European Ombudsman last week called on the Council of the European Union to respond to allegations made by Access Info Europe and the HEC-NYU EU Public Interest Clinic that it wrongly refused access to information on selection processes used for judges entering the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The EU Clinic
El número de ‘lobbies’ de EEUU y la UE se dispara en plena negociación del TTIP
Cuarto Poder | 17/07/2015 Español– El intento de llevar algo de transparencia a las actividades de presión en las instituciones europeas parece estar teniendo sus primeros frutos. Hasta el momento, 8.052 son las asociaciones, empresas y profesionales lobistas registrados en la Comisión Europea, aunque son muchas más las que realizan actividades de presión en la institución europea, pero el carácter