An interview with Pew Research Center’s Bruce Stokes on Europeans’ perceptions of NATO, their role in the world, EU integration, the refugee and financial crisis. — Bruce Stokes is Director of Global Economic Attitudes at Pew Research Center, where he assesses public views about economic conditions, foreign policy and values — including how people feel about the EU, how they feel about economic integration in Europe or how the EU is dealing with various issues.

Originally published at en.ejo.ch on 4 July 2016. Nikos Pappas, Greece’s minister of state, hopes to shatter the corrupt system of mutual interdependence of the country’s media, politicians and business elite. Nepotism and incapacity have prevented previous governments from adequately regulating the media sector. …

The first Aegean Summit, in Athens, Greece, discussed regional collaborative journalism projects. — Originally published at en.ejo.ch on 18 July 2016. On a late June morning in a hotel in central Athens, the award-winning journalist Yavuz Baydar is discussing the erosion of press freedom in Turkey. “The Panama Papers were completely ignored,” he shrugs. …

Originally published at www.citymetric.com on 11 July 2016. In March, the Conservative government announced its intention to sell off the Land Registry, triggering a massive wave of protests. …

Learning from the stark variations across Eurozone Crisis media coverage — Originally published at www.opendemocracy.net on 21 September 2015. The Eurozone crisis, a complex issue with vast economic, political and social implications for all countries involved, has arguably been the most significant challenge the EU has faced since its inception. European citizens have been required to develop informed opinions on a…

Originally published at www.citymetric.com on 18 September 2015. Life in Athens is changing rapidly.The economic and social challenges brought upon by the financial crisis have forced Athenians to rethink how they interact with their city. …

On a Monday morning earlier this year, a short skinny man was riding the S-train to Farum. As he tried to get a seat at the back of a packed carriage, his gaze fell upon the cover of the in-train magazine featuring a charming, assertive-looking woman in her late twenties. …

Immediately following the Iceland Airwaves festival, You Are In Control takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland each November. Looking at the digital future of the arts, the conference had its fifth outing earlier this month. …

Originally published at www.thecmuwebsite.com on 11 April 2013. Now in its fifth year, the Tallinn Music Week festival and conference has been taking place annually in the Estonian capital since 2009. Having grown considerably in that time, this year’s speakers included former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner and industry veteran…