Steering Committee Meeting of the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) accepted the application of the Free Word Association (FWA) to become EFJ partner. The List of EFJ partners includes more than a dozen organizations and initiatives, among which are the Global Forum for Media Development, Article 19, the European Center for Press and Media Freedom, the Ethical Journalism Network, the Alliance for Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Regulation, and others.
The main focus of cooperation will be information sharing as well as protection of journalists and bloggers, and defense of freedom of expression.