Journalists in Europe
Partner for journalists and representatives of the press.
• Chances. Perspectives. Developments.

The European Chamber of Journalists (ECJ) is the European partner for representatives of the press working as journalists from all fields of the press and media world (word, picture, sound, online). The Chamber is not involved in pay negotiations and acts as a strong representative of the interests of any person who does not work full-time as a journalist. The ECJ sees itself on the one hand as the connection between its members and on the other hand with industry/professional organisations, state bodies, businesses and NGOs. With this back-ground, the ECJ promotes publishing, publication and communication work of all types and offers its members in addition numerous services connected to the theme of journalism.


Europe in focus:
The European Union is growing continuously and changes its look from year to year. For journalists and repre-sentatives of the press high demands also arise in order not to miss out on current trends and developments in the course of the complex decision processes. As a result, Europe is always a 'hot topic' for journalists. However, there is usually a great deal of time and effort required to blaze a trail through the thicket of infor-mation, government authorities and EU organisations.

Journalists outside of Brussels can use many options to stay up-to-date with current topics. In this connection, the Directorate-General for Press and Communication of the European Commission offers online services, among others, with which the daily press meetings can be followed. The ECJ supplements this service for its members with various topic packages, which are available to download.

The European Chamber of Journalists (ECJ) is the European partner for representatives of the press working as journalists from all fields of the press and media world (word, picture, sound, online). The Chamber is not involved in pay negotiations and acts as a strong, representative of the interests of any person who does not work full-time as a journalist and sees itself as the connection between its members and industry/professional organisations, state bodies, businesses and NGOs. In this context, the ECJ promotes publishing, publication and communication work & offers its members in addition numerous services connected to the theme of journalism.


News & Research:

Most information sources offered by the EU can only be used to a limited extent as a neutral source of back-ground information. This type of information is usually prepared in a one-sided manner so that a very 'black and white' picture of, for example, new laws is provided (only information material approved by the Commission may be made public). Independently of this there are sources for research that provide information about the details of expected measures (unofficially).

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