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

Who makes the news? 6th Global Media Monitoring Project

GMMP 2020 was implemented in 116 countries and covered 30,172 stories published in newspapers, broadcast on radio and television

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Turkey’s Journalists on the Ropes: Joint International Press Freedom Mission to Turkey (October 6 –9, 2020)

Eleven international freedom of expression, journalists’ and human rights organizations carried out a joint mission to Turkey on October 6 to 9, 2020, meeting with media professionals, civil society actors, judicial and regulatory authorities, members of parliament and representatives of diplomatic missions, for the purpose of reviewing the status of media freedom in the country

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Report on Providing Safe Refuge to Journalists at Risk

Authored by Professor Can Yeginsu, barrister and member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, this report has been formally endorsed by: (i) the UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, (ii) the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission, (iii) the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute

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PANDEMIC FOR DIGITAL RIGHTS. Central and Southeast Europe

The digital rights monitoring that SHARE Foundation has been running since 2014 expanded and included the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) to keep track of incidents in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Romania. This monitoring report covers the period from 31 January to 30 September 2020

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Unsafe for Scrutiny: Examining the pressures faced by journalists uncovering financial crime and corruption around the world

This report presents the findings of a global survey conducted in September – October 2020 among 63 in investigative journalists from 41 countries

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Safety of Female Journalists Online- A #SOFJO Resource Guide

A Guide that aims to fill the gap between theory and the realization of online safety for women journalists

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Online harassment and abuse against women journalists and major social media platforms

A briefing by Article 19 within their activity on women harassment: a look at policies and practices of three dominant social media companies and their role in addressing online harassment and abuse against women on their platforms

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Technology and Democracy: Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making

In this report, published by the European Commission, an international team of experts takes a behavioural science approach to investigate the impact of online platforms on political behaviour

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Journalism and the Pandemic. A Global Snapshot of Impacts

A survey among more than 1,400 journalists from 125 countries with answers collected from May 13 to June 30, 2020

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2020 Rule of law report - Communication and country chapters

The 2020 Rule of Law Report presents a synthesis of both the rule of law situation in the EU and an assessment of the situation in each Member State

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