Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies
The Anti-Corruption Council of the Serbian Government has analyzed the media ownership structure and the most significant models of control over media in the period 2011-2014
How do news sites handle online rumors, unverified news, and viral content? Craig Silverman discusses what we know, what journalists are doing, and what they should do
The 2015 survey on citizen's trust in media in Bulgaria, produced by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) presents findings related to the perception of media and media communication by politicians and state institutions on the other hand
This article explores notions of the public interest in the context of a particular case study, that of Sharleen Spiteri, which raises some important and difficult questions for the ethical practice of journalism.
Freedom House yearly report on press freedom in Slovakia provides a synthetic overview of media freedom in the country during 2014, highlighting main trends and developments
The report by Mertek Media Monitor unveils how state control over Hungarian media is unfolding “slowly but surely”, and how it is exerted in particular through strategic allocation of state advertising, which influences market competition and editorial policies
In this report, the International Press Institute (IPI) presents the findings from its in depth research on defamation law and practice in the European Union
This report presents the findings of a “perceptions survey”, carried out by the International Press Institute (IPI) to assess the impact of the European Union’s defamation laws on journalists, editors and media executives