EUMC - European Monitoring Centre on | Akateeminen Kirjakauppa

On 22-23 May 2006, some 120 journalists and media practitioners from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East met in Vienna to discuss the influence of media on intercultural relations and racism. Topics under discussion included improving reporting standards and accountability of journalists; self-regulation policies in the EU and in South-Mediterranean countries; impact of media reporting on ethnic and religious minorities; negative stereotyping; balancing freedom of expression with protection from hate speech; and making better use of expertise and experience of ethnic minority organisations.