joint statement<\/a>, News Media Europe, of which the News Media Association is a member, the European Newspaper Publishers’ Association, the European Magazine Media Association, and the European Publishers Council welcomed the EU Council Conclusions on safeguarding a free and pluralistic media system that have been adopted by ambassadors.<\/p>\nPress publishers consider the conclusions, a set of proposed actions to foster a sustainable, pluralistic and trustworthy media system throughout Europe, a clear recognition of the vital role the media plays in our European democratic system, the publishers said.<\/p>\n
They added: “As COVID-19 showed once more the real value of journalism with consumers turning en masse to high quality press products, profits are still declining. As advertising revenue took a dive due to the COVID-19 pandemic, publishers’ business models are systematically undermined by giant tech platforms.”<\/p>\n
The Council Conclusions call on Member States and the European Commission to ensure a legal and economic framework that allows media service providers to sufficiently monetize their content.<\/p>\n
The Council Conclusion also emphasize that a few large gatekeeper platforms are increasingly influencing the user’s access to media content and therefore calls on ensuring non-discriminatory access and equal treatment for media content providers on gatekeeper platforms.<\/p>\n
In addition, press publishers disapprove the promotion of public communications and announcements, especially on gatekeeper platforms, as it only strengthens the quasi-monopolistic position of such companies at the expense of smaller providers.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the sector commented: “The Council recognizes the importance of beefing up Europe’s press ecosystem during a time that is critical for the sector. As we’re striving to bring original and high-quality content to Europeans every day, the right framework to compete with tech giants is needed now more than ever.”<\/p>\n
However, press publishers also warn against the suggested development of indicators for trustworthiness of news and media outlets as well as the promotion of fact-checkers by the EU or Member States.<\/p>\n
Such indicators, that influence algorithmic decisions on a platform, could have catastrophic consequences for the availability of content and could potentially deprive large groups of society from their news sources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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