Current Work
Council of Europe report on Media Freedom in Europe
On 26 June 2012 William Horsley presented his State of Media Freedom in Europe report from 2009 to 2012 before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of journalists and the issues of impunity, at UNESCO HQ, Paris
On September 13 2011, William Horsley will address the UN Inter-agency meeting on Safety of journalists and the issues of impunity, at UNESCO HQ, Paris, on behalf of The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law
Special hearing on The State of Media Freedom in Europe
On September 12 2011, William Horsley will address the special hearing on The State of Media Freedom in Europe in the Swedish Parliament, Stockholm. (Event arranged by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe).
After The Japanese Earthquake And Tsunami
BBC Radio 4, 20 March 2011
So many thousands of lives lost, and millions disrupted; Japan’s mighty engines of industry stilled, and widespread anxiety and fear of what damage and death lies ahead from the nuclear menace.
Has Japan’s ruling elite learned the lessons from the series of past mistakes?
The Telegraph online, 13 March 2011
Despite Japan’s world-beating record in safety technology and advanced engineering, the record of the country’s handling of domestic disasters, both natural and man-made, cannot inspire confidence.
European Commission’s conference in Brussels: Speak up! Freedom of Expression in Western Balkans and Turkey
On 6 May 2011, William Horsley addressed the European Commission’s conference in Brussels: Speak up! Freedom of Expression in Western Balkans and Turkey. You can download the text of this speech via this link.
Reflections on the 50th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall
William Horsley, former BBC German Correspondent: Live interview broadcast on BBC World Service World Update
The Initiative on Impunity and the Rule of Law
[The] Political Aspects Study, [analyses] the nature of alleged climates of impunity in terms of political and judicial processes, the impact of formal and informal channels used to seek compliance with international norms and commitments, and alternative future courses of action at national and international level.
The Bundesbank’s Doctrine of Discipline
BBC World Service, 1 February 2011
For the Federal Republic of Germany, sound money is seen as a precious birthright. And the modern Bundesbank, when it was created in 1957, was given powerful tools to defend the stability of the D-Mark: strict independence from the politicians in holding down inflation and setting interest rates.
Japan eclipsed by China?
Japan is hosting world leaders but is it still a key global player? You can read the original article on the BBC News Website here At the 21-nation summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (Apec) in Japan this weekend, … Continued