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

A free and pluralistic media to sustain European democracy

This report presents the final recommendations drawn by the European Commission High Level Group on Media Freedom and Pluralism, established in October 2011 with the task to provide a set of recommendations for the respect and the promotion of pluralism and freedom of the media in Europe

read more EU Member States Media freedom Media pluralism European policies and legislation

Migrants and Media Newsmaking Practices

This paper analyses the newsmaking routines of mainstream newspapers and TV channels in six European countries (Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland amd the United Kingdom) with a view to showing which factors mostly influence these routines with regard to the portrayal and the representation of immigrants in the mainstream media.

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Analysis of the Laws Pertaining to the Public Service Broadcasting System of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The report examines the legal framework regulating the public broadcasting service (PBS) system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, its three-fold structure and its financing

read more Bosnia Herzegovina Public broadcasting

A suitable case for transplant? The BBC and public service journalism in post-communist Romania

Can the values of public service journalism be transplanted to a society emerging from dictatorship? This paper is the first detailed account of the BBC's engagement with journalism in Romania after the fall of communism, including a description and evaluation of the journalism training carried out by the BBC in the country in the 1990s

read more Journalism education Romania

Media freedom and independence in 14 European countries: A comparative perspective

A comparative analysis across 14 countries and across different types of media services with a view to evaluating and analysing media policy patterns and their contribution to the promotion of media freedom and independence

read more Media freedom Public broadcasting Legal protection Digital rights Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Greece Italy Romania Slovakia Spain Turkey United Kingdom

The citizens' right to information: Law and policy in the EU and its member states

The study elaborates on the European Union citizens’ right to be informed and to enjoy their right to access information

read more Access to information European policies and legislation EU Member States

Global Survey on Internet Privacy and Freedom of Expression

The book maps out the issues in the current regulatory landscape of Internet privacy from the viewpoint of freedom of expression

read more Privacy Freedom of expression Digital safety Surveillance Legal protection Worldwide European policies and legislation

Caught in the Wheels of Power: the political, legal and economic constraints on independent media and freedom of the press in Turkey

Media freedom and independence in the history of the Republic of Turkey. Analysing the media market, practices and regulations with a particular focus on the political and ideological factors that lie behind a repressive media environment

read more Turkey Media Law Media literacy Media ownership Media pluralism Political pressure

Journalism in Russia, Poland and Sweden – Traditions, Cultures and Research

The report attempts to analyze how “new digital technology, increased commercial pressure and the growth of a network society changes the conditions for journalism” in different countries, namely Russia, Sweden and Poland

read more Russia Sweden Poland

Getting the facts right - Reporting ethnicity & religion

A study realised by Media Diversity Institute on media coverage of ethnicity and religion in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom

read more Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Lithuania Slovakia United Kingdom Ethics of journalism