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Newspapers that never arrive

Newspapers are made not only by journalists: starting from this statement, this pretty original...
Media Capture in Europe

An accurate overview on the worrying media capture phenomenon that is occurring in Europe, and...
Understanding our political nature

New insights into the analysis of political behaviour arrive from the behavioural sciences,...
Disinformation

The sixth of a series of thematic itineraries to explore the Resource Centre on Media Freedom...
Last Despatches

BIRN’s Last Despatches series tells the stories of some of the reporters killed during and...
Hate speech: what it is and how to contrast it

The third of a series of thematic itineraries to explore the Resource Centre on Media Freedom...

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SLAPPs: Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation

This article, published in 1989, originally presented with the additional title “Protecting Property or Intimidating Citizens”, contains the very first academic definition and study of SLAPPs, the lawsuits aimed at silencing freedom of expression