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Do tabloids poison the well of social media? Explaining democratically dysfunctional news sharing - Academic Sources

The study analyzes misinformation, disinformation, and “fake news” using a new theoretical framework and a unique research design integrating survey data and analysis of observed news sharing behaviors on social media in the United Kingdom. The research is designed of combination analysis of news media content, self-reports from relevant groups of social media users, and digital trace data

Media of Latvia - Wikipedia Item

The article Media of Latvia  has been created and is now available also in Wikipedia. This is part of the series on "Media and media freedom in Central and Eastern Europe" and will be followed by other country-specific articles

Media Industry and Advertising Market in Bosnia Herzegovina - Reports

Fifth edition of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Journalists’ Association E-Newsletters on the role and future of advertising in the media.

Journalist and Media Staff Killed in 2017 - Reports

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) presents the number of journalists and media staff that lost their lives in 2017 while in duty, either by being targeted and killed in cross fire or by accidental death

The echo chamber is overstated: the moderating effect of political interest and diverse media - Academic Sources

The study analyzes the relationship between media diversity and political interest, challenging the impact of echo chambers and tempering fears of partisan segregation

Record number of jailed journalists in 2017 - Reports

According to the 2017 prison census of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 262 journalists are behind bars around the world in relation to their job. Turkey remains the world’s worst jailer for the second consecutive year, with 73 journalists imprisoned, followed by China and Egypt

The big comeback of political pressure in Bulgaria - Surveys

Press freedom in Bulgaria: findings of the 2017 online survey released by the Association of European Journalists - Bulgaria

World Press Freedom Day 2018: call for papers - Opportunities

Organised by UNESCO and the University of Ghana, the 3rd edition of the World Press Freedom Day Academic Conference will focus on the safety of journalists 

Information Not Found: The “Right to be Forgotten” as an Emerging Threat to Media Freedom in the Digital Age - Reports

This report focuses on how Right to be Forgotten (RTBF) laws and jurisprudence are already impacting content accessibility and what effects they will likely produce in the near future. It also provides an in-depth look at the ways the constellation of policies surrounding RTBF implementation threatens media development

A comparison of a new index based on the Media Pluralism Monitor with some other indices ranking freedom of expression - Reports

The aim of this working paper is to present a ranking of European Union Member States, Montenegro, and Turkey in terms of media pluralism and to compare the Media Pluralism Monitor ranking with the scores and rankings provided by the indices of Reporters without Borders and Freedom House related to the same EU and accession countries