29 August 2000

SOUTH EAST EUROPE MEDIA ORGANISATION


In response to ongoing media repression in South Eastern Europe, the International Press Institute (IPI) has launched the South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO). Over the past few years, the media in this region has faced threats, harassment, murder, draconian defamation and security laws and heavy fines. SEEMO, an organisation constituted by editors and journalists from the region, will work to provide assistance to regional media through various initiatives. SEEMO's Media Law Programme will assess countries' existing media legislation and propose amendments to the laws. The group will also work towards supporting "the development of editorially independent public service broadcasting aimed at replacing state controlled broadcasting structures," says IPI.

On 16 November, IPI will host SEEMO's founding conference in Vienna, Austria. SEEMO is interested in collaborating with other partners in the region. Visit the SEEMO website for more information at http://www.freemedia.at/seemo. To obtain more information on the conference or to make inquiries about cooperating with SEEMO, contact Barbara Trionfi, SEEMO-IPI Coordinator, at info@freemedia.at or Oliver Vujovic, SEEMO Secretary General, at seemoipi@yahoo.com, IPI Headquarters, Spiegelgasse 2, A-1010 Vienna, Austria; Tel: +43 1 512 90 11; Fax: +43 1 512 90 14.




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