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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 

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

The Panama and Paradise Papers: The Rise of a Global Fourth Estate - Academic Sources

This article connects recent large-scale projects by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), such as the Panama and Paradise Papers revelations, to ongoing theoretical discussions about emergent forms of journalism

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

Nations in Transit 2018 – Hungary Country report - Reports

The “Nations in Transit” report on Hungary by Freedom House (2018) provides an overview of the country’s democratic institutions, including a section devoted to independent media 

Chronicle of Attacks and Pressures against Journalists in 2018 - Reports

An overview of the numerous kinds of pressure faced by journalists and media outlets in Serbia, published by the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia