OTS - European news agencies reinforce Brussels reporting with the launch of the European newsroom
2022. September 07. 08:35
Brussels, 7 September, 2022. szeptember 7., szerda (APA/OTS) - The
European Newsroom (enr), a joint project of 18 European news
agencies, was launched in Brussels today. The aim of the initiative
is to reinforce reporting from the heart of Europe, as well as
fostering cooperation between international agency correspondents.
The European Newsroom provides shared workspaces, technical
infrastructure and an extensive programme of training and events.
In the presence of Commission Vice-Presidents Vera Jourova and
Margaritis Schinas, as well as around 200 guests from politics,
business and the media, the initiators stressed the importance of
international cooperation in the media sector and common efforts to
fight disinformation.
"The correspondents of the European news agencies require
optimal working conditions in the political heart of the
continent," said Peter Kropsch, CEO of dpa. "In Brussels,
regulations are initiated that directly affect many millions of
people. Not only in the EU member states, but also in the candidate
countries. It is therefore essential to secure and expand
independent and reliable reporting from Brussels and to provide
information that can counter disinformation among EU citizens. That
is what the European Newsroom is all about."
The European Newsroom (enr) has two locations in Brussels, with
premises in the Residence Palace and at the Belga news agency. An
overall 45 desks are available for correspondents of the
participating agencies. The European Newsroom has been operational
since July 1, 2022. Two on-site employees coordinate the activities
of the enr. The agencies dpa (Germany), AFP (France), ANSA (Italy),
AGERPRES (Romania) and HINA (Croatia) form the core group and the
steering committee of the project. The European Newsroom is
supported by the EU.
The initiators of the enr stress that the entire coverage from
and about the EU will benefit from the diversity of perspectives
represented by the European Newsroom. "When 18 European news
agencies, each with their own national perspective on Europe, use a
common newsroom, journalistic quality increases," says Peter
Kropsch. "Big and small news agencies exchange ideas, learn from
one another, but each continues to report under its own brand -
that is the idea of this newsroom," Kropsch adds.
The comprehensive EU reporting by the participating agencies
will continue to run exclusively in their respective national wire
services. Select content, such as brief excerpts from agency news
reports, is published with a time delay on the European Newsroom
website. This also includes dossiers from the contributions of the
participating agencies. Important subjects such as rising gas
prices, the global food crisis or the consequences of climate
change, are examined from different national perspectives.
The steering committee welcomes Ukrinform in the enr project,
to support the Ukrainian agency in ensuring its comprehensive
reporting and integration in Brussels, in the framework of a
Solidarity Partnership. Ukrinform is able to use all aspects of the
European Newsroom free of charge. Poland's PAP is taking on the
status of Associate Partner. The group of enr partners is being
joined, initially as Observer Agencies, by ANP (Netherlands),
Keystone-SDA (Switzerland) and LUSA (Portugal).
All 18 participating news agencies:
AFP (France), Steering committee
ANSA (Italy), Steering committee
AGERPRES (Romania), Steering committee
APA (Austria)
ATA (Albania)
Belga (Belgium)
BTA (Bulgaria)
dpa (Germany), Steering committee
EFE (Spain)
Europa Press (Spain)
FENA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
HINA (Croatia), Steering committee
MIA (North Macedonia)
STA (Slovenia)
Tanjug (Serbia)
TASR (Slovakia)
PAP (Poland), Associate Partner
Ukrinform (Ukraine), Solidarity Partnership
Picture is available at AP Images (http://www.apimages.com)
Contact:
German Press Agency dpa
Jens Petersen
Head of Corporate Communications
phone: +49 40 4113 32843
pressestelle@dpa.com
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