Resource Centre: a toolbox for media freedom Wednesday 15 March 2017 - Infographic

An infographic illustrates the functionalities embedded in the Resource Centre on media freedom: with the new, enhanced research functions, users can easily get access to the wealth of knowledge

Partnership for social development - Stakeholders

Partnership for social development is a civil society organization based in Croatia, working in field of active citizenship, public interest, equality, ethics, non-violence and integrity.

From 2013 to 2017, Partnership for social development is implementing the EU funded project Civil Response to Clientelism in Media - MEDIA CIRCLE, monitoring clientelism in six countries of south-east Europe.

The project is implemented with with a consortium comprising eight organizations, including the Expert Forum from Romania; BH journalists and VESTA from Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Public Policy Institute from Montenegro; the Public Association for Research, Communications and Development from FYR Macedonia; the Independent Journalists’ Association of Vojvodina and the Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) from Serbia.

Measuring media realities. Media Clientelism Index 2016 - Reports

Clientelism, politicization and corruption hold media captured and prevent them from carrying out their watchdog role. Media Clientelism Index assesses the situation in 6 countries of South East Europe

Defamation and Insult Laws in the OSCE Region: A Comparative Study - Reports

This study examines the existence and the subsequent implementation of criminal defamation and insult laws in the territory of the 57 participating States of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

Digital Agenda key indicators - Datasets

European Commission services selected more than 100 indicators, divided into thematic groups, which illustrate some key dimensions of the European information society

Protecting Sources and Whistleblowers in a Digital Age - Reports

Investigative journalism relies on information from confidential sources. This report portrays the current challenges for whistleblowers and makes recommendations for better protection of informants in the digital age

UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe’s ‘migrant’ crisis - Article

Public opinion has been polarised by the way newspapers are covering this story

Mediapedia: Media Ownership in Macedonia - Monitoring tool

A database of media ownership in Macedonia tracing back the ownership structure to individuals, firms and their links with politics and business

Summer School on Media in Political Participation and Mobilization - Opportunities

Organized by COSMOS and the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Scuola Normale Superiore, the upcoming Summer School on “Media in Political Participation and Mobilization” will be held in Florence on 26-30 June 2017

IREX - Media Sustainability Index - Indexes

IREX's Media Sustainability Index (MSI) considers the conditions for independent media in 80 countries across the world