5 Amendments of Predrag Fred MATIĆ related to 2020/2009(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that in order to fight against disinformation and fake news, reinstate a climate of trust in the media and counter threats to democratic political processes, a comprehensive EU strategy is needed, based inter alia on media and information literacy, and aimed at empowering citizens to critically assess media content and recognise the difference between opinion and fact; calls therefore on the European Commission to develop such a strategy in close cooperation with the Member States and civil society organisations;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the crucial importance of independent journalism in sustaining media pluralism and transparency of the democratic process; calls on the Commission to include studies and courses on independent journalism in appropriate EU funded projects and programmes;
Amendment 47 #
5. Considers that in the fight against disinformation, the core principles of access to information and above all freedom of expression, including artistic freedom, should always prevail; highlights that decisions taken by media platforms – e.g. regarding their community standards or recommendation algorithms – have considerable consequences for the exercise of freedom of expression, right to receive impartial information, media freedom, pluralism and democracy;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that national media, in particular public service media, have an important responsibility to adequately reflect the cultural, linguistic, social and political diversity and to inform citizens extensively about all topics that are relevant to their everyday lives, including EU policies and news.; notices that in some Member States this diversity has not been adequately reflected and that the media have not been providing adequate and objective information on the EU policies; insists on the need to remedy the situation;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses serious concern about the situation in some Member States where media laws allowing for greater political interference have been introduced, resulting in media, public or private, being forced to abandon the principle of impartiality, which is supported by, inter alia, evidence from the Reporters Without Borders 2020 World Press Freedom Index; underlines that free and independent journalism must be guaranteed and safeguarded by proper regulatory frameworks;