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Greek media often sensationalised coverage of refugee crisis, study argues A study by the Ethical Journalism Network has highlighted the conflicting approach of Greek media when covering the refugee crisis.
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Greek distrust of media high compared to EU average Greeks have some of the lowest levels of trust in their news and print media according to a study by the European Broadcasting Union.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Tsipras facing more media intervention claims after changes at newspaper The government is facing fresh accusations of trying to control the media following the latest developments at Greece’s best known media group, Lambrakis Press Group (DOL).
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Parties reach consensus on broadcasting watchdog after coalition backs off After five failed attempts, Greece’s political parties managed to agree on Thursday over the appointment of a new board at the National Council for Radio and Television (ESR), which is crucial to the government’s efforts to regulate the TV sector.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies The state minister has come under the spotlight since vowing to take on media owners and overseeing the licencing process that limited the number of permits to four from the current nine, only for the Council of State to deem it unconstitutional last week.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog The ground is being prepared for the cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been pondering for the last few weeks.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row A new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict After suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down by the Council of State, Alexis Tsipras and his government are seeking a way to rebound and deflect accusations of incompetence or attempting to control the media and the judiciary.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Court delivers serious blow over TV permits, gov't vows to fight on The ruling that the government feared materialised late on Wednesday night, when the Council of State deemed that the recent tender leading to four bidders gaining TV licences and existing channels being prevented from continuing to broadcast was unconstitutional.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling Greece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday.