Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies
The Council of Europe has issued guidelines to its 47 member states in order to promote media pluralism, transparency of media ownership and media literacy
This study suggests a way to determine the credibility of newspaper articles by developing collectively agreed indicators. The aim is to allow credible content to lead to greater collaboration and data-sharing across initiatives. As proof-of-concept, it presents a dataset of 40 articles of varying credibility annotated with these indicators
The report is the result of a a fact-finding mission realised by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) in Estonia and Lithuania in January 2018, aimed at investigating the media situation in the region
The "Nations in Transit" Report on Romania by Freedom House (2018) provides an overview of the country's democratic institutions, including a section devoted to independent media. This digest focuses on this section
Rules on electoral campaigning were written for traditional media. This report examines how the shift to digital media affects the effectiveness of these rules and suggests updates
Drawing on the findings of two projects awarded by the European Commission, the paper examines the sources of the threats hindering media freedom in Europe
The report, written for English PEN by two human rights experts, provides an overview of the state of freedom of expression in Turkey after the attempted coup in July 2016 and engages in a critical evaluation of the violations of the rights of writers, publishers, academics and within academic institutions
This report is the result of the work done by the High Level Group (HLEG) convened by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to advise the European Commission on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation online in Europe
