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

Croatia: Media Freedom in Turbulent Times

A report based on June 2016 Joint International Mission to Croatia warns against government interference in the public broadcaster activities

read more Public broadcasting Impunity Media ownership Croatia

The Future of Public Service Broadcasting in the Western Balkans: The Need for a New paradigm

Public Service Broadcasters (PSB) in the countries of the Western Balkans are in crisis. At stake is the very legitimacy of public service broadcasting in the region.

read more Public broadcasting Western Balkans Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Croatia Kosovo North Macedonia Serbia Montenegro

Making Sense of Statistics - a review and guide by the BBC Trust

A report reviews the use of statistics by the BBC and provides relevant guidelines on how to use data for journalism

read more Ethics of journalism Journalism education United Kingdom

Accreditation of Foreign Journalists in the OSCE region

The report examines international standards, scholarly approaches and accreditation rules of ministries of foreign affairs in a number of the OSCE participating States, seeking to explore and clarify the legal nature and specifics of accreditation for foreign journalists. The report produces recommendations on how to harmonize these rules with international standards

read more Safety of journalists OSCE Member States


Media Oligarchs go Shopping

RSF new report focuses on the impact of money’s "invisible prisons" on journalism, examining how oligarchs capture information across the world

read more Media ownership Media pluralism Turkey Russia Italy France Switzerland Media capture

Transparency in the Balkans and Moldova

A 2016 report by BIRN presents a mixed picture of transparency and accountability in the Balkans and Moldova

read more Access to information Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo North Macedonia Moldova Montenegro Western Balkans Serbia

Austerity, solidarity, and alternative media practices in Greece

An analysis of the ways evolving communication practices on social media have shaped the nature and character of solidarity and cooperative initiatives in Greece over the last few years

read more Greece Freedom of expression Media freedom Online news Online media

Making budgets attractive. Best practices from governments’ financial transparency portals

OpenBudgets.eu sheds light on the best practices and needs of governments providing open budget data, a crucial tool for financial transparency and journalistic investigation

read more Transparency Open data European policies and legislation Italy Spain Hungary Germany Netherlands

Journalists and media in Ukraine after Euromaidan

Reporters without Borders assessment of Ukrainian media landscape after Euromaidan revolution

read more Ukraine Media freedom Media ownership Censorship