Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies
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
A policy brief analyses the shortcomings of the current Georgian law on access to public information. How do they hinder the proper implementation of the law? Which are the key changes that must be introduced to ensure effective citizens’ access to information in Georgia’s legislation?
A research article denounces the influence of pro-Russian online propaganda on Finnish public debate and suggests solutions to counter aggressive online disinformation
Local press is not only experiencing declining circulation and revenues, but also a process of corporatisation. The case of the Irish industry illustrates very well some of the main ongoing trends in the field
The study gives a postcolonial account of intra-European broadcast regions through industrial collaborations, imperial vestiges, and imperial connections
The 2016 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, to the Human Rights Council explores State and private action that implicate freedom of expression online
In the first 3 months of 2016, in Turkey, 5 journalists have been convicted on charges of “defaming the president”, 22 others have newly been put on trial for the same charges and legal action has been taken against 53 journalists
