Taking part in the Digital Media Licensing Association – DMLA panel discussion about photo archives made me realize the impact these have on our societies, so I decided to write about this experience in today’s newsletter.I remembered also the time I worked directly with the AGERPRES photo archive…so heartwarming memories! Thank you again Thomas Smith for the opportunity!!Of course...

de Alexandru Giboi What do a protest against migrants in the UK, a pro-Gaza protest in Italy, and an anti-fossil-fuel protest in Germany have in common? Different causes, same consequence: each one tests Europe’s cohesion — and Russia doesn’t have to lift a finger. But how? When people march for Gaza, for peace, for justice, for human lives, they have every right to do so....

I’m sitting here with my laptop, realizing I almost forgot to write tomorrow’s newsletter. Not very serious of me, you might say. But, I can assure you it’s not that I don’t treat this (or you) seriously. On the contrary, I do. I think this newsletter is something I really needed to do, as part of my personal growth. I have a lot of things I want to share with you, some of them personal,...

Great meeting Craig Peters the CEO of Getty Images in New York the other day (many thanks for the kind hospitality!). We discussed the problems faced by content creators in the constantly evolving AI environment and identified some ways in which we could concentrate efforts to achieve sustainable positive results for the news media & content creators in general. There is some sun among...

Journalists shouldn’t be denied access to official events. The less trustworthy media reports on facts, the less informed the public is. And that leads to poor choices and stalled...

Fantastic EANA – The European Alliance of News Agencies events in Rome!On the first day I had the pleasure of meeting the President of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, at the Palazzo del Quirinale, and on the second day I was reelected as Secretary General of the Alliance for a third term of three years! Exciting developments that weigh heavily! Through the meeting with the...

The Delphi Economic Forum was a good opportunity to discuss disinformation, media literacy, media independence & the financing of public media. The discussion took place in a somewhat new environment for the topic, with the participants focusing on economic issues and global crisis like wars and others, but nonetheless I think that it was very appropriate event to showcase the importance of...

I was very happy to be able to join AGERPRES celebrating the agency’s 135th anniversary in Bucharest and to congratulate Claudia Nicolae for a very well organized event with really high-level speakers. Representing EANA – The European Alliance of News Agencies at an #AGERPRES event was really emotional. Always happy to discuss the future of media and of news agencies in particular,...

Going to Greece in April as a speaker during the Delphi Economic Forum IX many thanks to EANA – The European Alliance of News Agencies member Athens News Agency – Macedonian Press Agency & its president Aimilios Perdikaris for facilitating. Happy to have the opportunity to promote news agencies, trustworthy information, media literacy and other fundamental topics to such a...

I had a wonderful time moderating the panel discussion about copyright implementation in Europe, AI & the DSA, during the CEPIC Centre of the Picture Industry Congress in Juan-les-Pins. Many thanks to my fellow panelists whose diverse backgrounds made the discussion so insightful! Elmir Huremović, the General Manager of Federalna novinska agencija – FENA, Stéphanie Pochon, Avisa...