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Synopsis report of the public consultation on fake news and online disinformation - Reports

This synopsis report presents the major points emerged from the public consultation on fake news and online disinformation held by the European Commission

2018 World Press Freedom Index - Monitoring tool

The 2018 World Press Freedom Index highlights that political leaders are openly encouraging hostility towards the media, not only in authoritarian countries

A Structured Response to Misinformation: Defining and Annotating Credibility Indicators in News Articles - Academic Sources

This study suggests a way to determine the credibility of newspaper articles by developing collectively agreed indicators. The aim is to allow credible content to lead to greater collaboration and data-sharing across initiatives. As proof-of-concept, it presents a dataset of 40 articles of varying credibility annotated with these indicators

The Baltics: Mission to Tallinn & Vilnius - Reports

The report is the result of a a fact-finding mission realised by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) in Estonia and Lithuania in January 2018, aimed at investigating the media situation in the region

Internet and electoral campaigns - Reports

Rules on electoral campaigning were written for traditional media. This report examines how the shift to digital media affects the effectiveness of these rules and suggests updates

Is the EU Disinformation Review Compliant with EU Law? - Academic Sources

A complaint to the European Ombudsman about EU vs Disinfo

Vexatious cases hindering investigative journalism in Italy - Legal Resources

Frivolous legal cases against investigative journalists are often deployed as a strategy to silence them, ultimately seeking to hinder their work. A legal analysis on three cases involving defamation charges against Italian journalist Amalia De Simone

Foreign media ownership in Europe Saturday 24 March 2018 - Infographic

Multimedia/Infographics/Foreign-media-ownership-in-Europe

This new fact-sheet focuses on legislation on foreign media ownership in EU member states, showing that 23 countries out of 28 do not impose any limit. Even where there is some kind of restriction ... A CMPF fact-sheet that highlights how only 5 EU member countries set limits to foreign capital in the media sector

A multi-dimensional approach to disinformation - Reports

This report is the result of the work done by the High Level Group (HLEG) convened by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to advise the European Commission on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation online in Europe

The spread of true and false news online - Academic Sources

MIT researchers investigated the difference in the diffusion of true and false news on Twitter