Press Release: Media can play a crucial role in eradicating poverty

On 28 October the European Commission reached out to the press and media in the fight against poverty with two major events in Brussels ahead of the 2010 European Year Against Poverty – to be launched in Madrid on 21 January. The seminar on 'Poverty and Media' and the conference on 'Poverty: between perceptions and reality – the communication challenge' wiil bring together key media and stakeholders to discuss how communicators and the media can play a crucial role in helping to tackle poverty and exclusion.