Strategic cybersecurity policy development in Southeast Europe - Opportunities

The Centre for Security, Development and Rule of Law and DiploFundation co-organise the conference “Strategic cybersecurity policy development in Southeast Europe” in Belgrade from 29 November to 1 December 2016

Transparency of media ownership in Croatia - Wikipedia Item

The new Wikipedia article "Transparency of media ownership in Croatia " has been released in September 2016. The article is part of the series on "Transparency of media ownership in Europe " and will be followed by other country-specific items

Croatia: Media Freedom in Turbulent Times - Reports

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

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

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.

Solidarity campaign with Turkish journalists: how to help - Campaigns

EFJ and IFJ launched a solidarity campaign with the Turkish journalists following the new attacks on press freedom and human rights in Turkey since the coup attempt on 15 July

BIRN Summer School Master Class of Investigative Reporting - Opportunities

A five-day course in investigative journalism for experienced journalists organized by BIRN, taking place in Konjic (BiH) on 21-27 August, 2016

CEI SEEMO Award for Outstanding Merits in Investigative Journalism - Opportunities

The Call is open to nationals of the 18 CEI Member States, until Tuesday, 31 May 2016 (23.59 CEST)

Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 - Monitoring tool

The Media Pluralism Monitor 2015 is a measurement tool designed to assess the risks to media pluralism in EU member states. The second MPM pilot-project is a follow-up to the Media Pluralism Monitor  2014, covering new countries

IREX Media Sustainability Index (MSI) - Monitoring tool

IREX Media Sustainability Index (MSI) considers developments over time, with a specific focus on economic sustainability; quality of journalism and management practices

MEDIADEM - Stakeholders

MEDIADEM was a European research project lasted from April 2010 to March 2013 focusing on the factors that promote or conversely prevent the development of policies supporting free and independent media.

The project combined a country-based study in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey and the UK with a comparative analysis across media sectors and various types of media services. It investigated the configuration of media policies in the aforementioned countries and examined the opportunities and challenges generated by new media services for media freedom and independence. Moreover, external pressures on the design and implementation of state media policies, stemming from the European Union and the Council of Europe, are thoroughly discussed and analysed.

The coordinator of the project has been the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy.