ORGANISATIONS
European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
The European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) is a non-profit organisation that was founded in Leipzig, Germany, 2015. It operates on the basis of the European Charter on Freedom of the Press and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
The vision of the Centre is a society where media freedom enables open discourse and everyone can seek, receive and impart information.
ECPMF’s mission is to promote, preserve and defend media freedom. We do this by monitoring violations, providing practical support and engaging diverse stakeholders across Europe.
Attending the Media Village will be:
Deniz Bozkurt is the event and IJ4EU programme manager at the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom since 2022. She organises the UNCOVERED Conference and IJ4EU Impact Award.
Previously, she worked as a research associate at various interdisciplinary institutions in Leipzig.
She holds a doctorate degree in American Studies from Leipzig University.
Elena Rodina is a press freedom expert specialising in journalistic resistance and cross-border collaboration. She coordinates Media Freedom Rapid Response consortium at ECPMF, driving efforts to monitor violations, support journalists, and advocate for press freedom in Europe.
Elena has worked with international organisations including the Committee to Protect Journalists and Civil Rights Defenders, combining hands-on support, advocacy, and scholarly insight.
She holds a PhD in Media and Communication from Northwestern University and is based in Germany. She is also a key member of a research project at the University of Helsinki examining the use of technology by journalists in exile.
Before her role as a Legal Officer at ECPMF, Marie Gasser gained valuable insights through internships at the Council of Europe and the European Commission.
Her academic background includes Master's Degrees from the Universities of Oslo and Hanover, where she focused on freedom of expression and hate speech, particularly the balancing of conflicting rights online, which she explored in her Master's thesis.
