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

Freedom on the Net 2017: Turkey Country Report

Although Internet freedom in Turkey has been gradually decreasing over the last years, it went through a sharp decline in 2017

read more Turkey Freedom of expression Media freedom Access to information Censorship Online news Online media Political pressure

Back to The Drawing Board: Crafting the Ideal Journalism Curricula for South East Europe

The role of formal journalism education in advancing democratic process and media rights and freedoms has never been thoroughly analyzed in the SEE region

read more Media literacy Journalism education North Macedonia Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo Montenegro Serbia Media freedom

Media Landscapes 2017: Slovakia

In the last decade Slovakia media landscape has changed. In what direction is it moving? An updated picture drawn by the European Journalism Centre (EJC)

read more Slovakia Freedom of expression Media freedom Journalism education Media Law Media ownership Media pluralism

Media transparency in Bosnia Herzegovina

The third edition of a special series of BiH online bulletins, implemented through the “Media and Public Credibility ” project (supported by the EU), which the European Federation of Journalists is also involved in

read more Bosnia Herzegovina Media ownership Media pluralism Media freedom

“News you don’t believe”: Audience perspectives on fake news

While a narrow definition of the term “fake news” deals with fabricated news reports, audiences use the same expression in a more broad meaning. RISJ’s Factsheet aims at contributing to the discussion on fake news from the point of view of “ordinary people”

read more Fake news and disinformation Trust in media Freedom of expression Media freedom Access to information Finland United Kingdom Spain

21st Century Fox/Sky merger inquiry

The 21st Century Fox-Sky merger bid risks decreasing media pluralism in the UK on a number of different dimensions across all news platforms

read more United Kingdom Media ownership Media pluralism

Draft Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market: EFJ-IFJ Statement

The European Federation of Journalists and the International Federation of Journalists are concerned about the rampant reproduction and making available of extracts or the entirety of journalists’ and other creators’ works online by third parties without authorization or remuneration

read more Copyright EU Member States Media Law

Strong unions key to winning decent working conditions

A new survey by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) shows that unions have helped winning higher pay, saving jobs, and securing new collective agreements over the past twelve months.

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Macedonia: Indicators for the level of media freedom and journalists' safety

Supported by the European Union, the Association of Journalists of Macedonia has produced a report which intends to assess media freedom throughout three main indicators

read more North Macedonia Safety of journalists Censorship Access to information Media freedom Media ownership Freedom of expression

Information disorder: Toward an interdisciplinary framework for research and policy making

A publication of the Council of Europe which provides a comprehensive conceptual framework and possible solutions to dis-information and mis-information

read more Fake news and disinformation Digitalisation Digital rights Journalism education Media literacy