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


Journalism and media privilege

An overview of the most recent rules, case law, and policies across Europe on the privileges given to journalists when exercising their functions

read more Access to information Media Law Germany Spain Italy Turkey Russia United Kingdom Hungary Poland France


Freedom of the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy

A comprehensive study of internet freedom in 65 countries, covering 87 percent of the world’s internet users: Freedom of the Net warns that governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year

read more Digital rights Access to information Censorship Fake news and disinformation Propaganda

Going Digital. A roadmap for organisational transformation

Two decades after the emergence of the Internet, what can be learned from those media companies that have managed to drive the change?

read more Digitalisation Business model Online news Online media Ethics of journalism

How the news media activate public expression and influence national agendas

Media outlets exert a very significant influence on expressed public opinion, a large-scale experiment proves

read more Social media Local media

Countering online hate speech against migrants and refugees

A report by the ‘Coalition of Positive Messengers’ examines what has been achieved and what should be done to effectively countering online hate speech in 7 European countries

read more Bulgaria Czech Republic Romania Croatia Italy United Kingdom Greece Hate speech

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