Reports and papers

Openness, Transparency and the Right of Access to Documents in the EU

EU rules on access to documents are “seriously outdated,” according to a report presented to the European Parliament

read more Access to information Privacy EU Member States

Media (In)dependence in Bulgaria: Risks and Trends

A report by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) about political influences on Bulgarian media

read more Bulgaria Media ownership Media pluralism

Reuters Digital News Report 2016

A comparative study of digital news consumption in the world

read more Social media Online news Online media Trust in media Worldwide

Mapping structural conditions for journalism in Serbia

This MeCODEM working paper aims to systematically and comprehensively map the structural conditions relevant to journalism and conflict communication in Serbia

read more Serbia Media freedom Investigative journalism

Defining media freedom in international policy debates

Andrei Richter examines the transformation of notions of media freedom in post-war history

read more Access to information Media freedom

What We Talk About When We Talk About “Media Independence”

How do we frame media independence? Does the concept apply equally to commercial and public media? How does digital transformation impact on media independence?

read more Public broadcasting Media freedom Media pluralism Transparency

Captured News Media: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro

An analysis of media capture by state-powers and its impact on media freedom in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia

read more Bosnia Herzegovina Serbia Montenegro Ethics of journalism Media capture Media ownership

Opinion of the Council of Europe Experts on Polish Public Service Media

Conclusions of the expert dialogue between the Polish Government and the Council of Europe on the Polish public service media

read more Poland Public broadcasting

Media ownership: towards Pan-European groups?

A publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory shows how few media companies are controlling large part of broadcasting market in Europe

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Public Service Media in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, published a new report on public service media (PSM) in the Transcaucasian countries

read more Public broadcasting Azerbaijan Georgia Armenia Council of Europe Member States