Reports and papers

Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2021

The 10th edition of the DNR covers 46 markets accounting for more than half the world’s population.

read more Digital rights Digitalisation Surveillance Cybersecurity

The Use of SLAPPs to Silence Journalists, NGOs and Civil Society

A study by Justin Borg-Barthet, commissioned by the European Parliament in the framework of a renewed interest and engagement of European institutions to tackle the abuse of lawsuits

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Memorandum on freedom of expression and media freedom in Slovenia by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, calls on the Slovenian authorities to put a stop to the marked deterioration of freedom of expression and of the media in the country

read more Slovenia SLAPP Public broadcasting Media capture

Disinformation affecting the EU: tackled but not tamed

The report follows an audit aimed at ascertaining whether the EU Action Plan against disinformation is relevant and delivering the expected results and concludes that it is relevant but incomplete

read more Fake news and disinformation European policies and legislation

Europe’s media in the digital decade

An action plan to support recovery and transformation in the news media sector. A study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education

read more COVID-19 Media ownership Digitalisation Cybersecurity

Journalism without a Mask. 2020 Annual Survey of Media Freedom in Bulgaria

This is the fifth edition of the perception survey conducted online by the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) Bulgaria

read more Research Bulgaria Safety of journalists Freedom of expression

Wanted! Real action for media freedom in Europe

Annual Report 2021 by the partner organisations to the Council of Europe Platform to Promote the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists

read more Council of Europe Member States SLAPP Safety of journalists Cybersecurity

Media Freedom and Safety of Journalists in Serbia

ARTICLE 19 published its report of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) international advocacy mission to Serbia that took place virtually from 29 January to 2 February 2021 in partnership with MFRR members and the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS). The Center for Human Rights – American Bar Association and the South East Europe Media Organisation also joined the mission

read more Serbia Advocacy SLAPP

The impact of disinformation on democratic processes and human rights in the world

This study, requested by the DROI subcommittee, underlines how counter-disinformation measures can also have a prejudicial impact on human rights and democracy

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Media Economy in the Pandemic: A European Perspective

This report by CMPF assesses the impact of the first wave of the pandemic on the news media economy in Europe. Based on the Media Pluralism Monitor, it presents the results for eighteen European countries

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