EU: ARTICLE 19’s Recommendations for the European Media Freedom Act

On March 20, 2022, ARTICLE 19 submitted its response to the European Commission’s Public Consultation for the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), legislation which aims to ensure that media freedom and pluralism are the pillars of democracy in the EU. ARTICLE 19 lauds the initiative, as it has long warned that the EU law should consider media not simply as economic actors, but recognise independent journalism as a public good that needs protecting in its own right. Its submission makes several recommendations on how the EMFA should achieve these goals and improve the protection of the freedom of the media in the EU and beyond.