How does the media on both sides of the Mediterranean report on Migration? - Reports

Media coverage is vital to shaping people’s opinions on migration, but journalism struggles to resist oversimplification, emotional approach and political interference

Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) - Stakeholders

The Stockholm Center for Freedom (SCF) is an advocacy organization that promotes the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights and freedoms with a special focus on Turkey.

SCF, a non-proft organization, was set up by a group of journalists who have been forced to live in self-exile in Sweden against the backdrop of a massive crackdown on press freedom in Turkey.

Fighting for recognition: Online abuse of women bloggers in Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States - Academic Sources

This study argues that democratic potential of social media in democracies remains haphazard because online abuse is not fully recognized as entangling online and offline communication, constituted and constructed through technological, legal, social, and cultural factors. It is based on interviews with 109 bloggers who write about feminisms, family, and/or maternity politics. According to the findings 73.4% had negative experiences due to blogging and/or social media use

Ethics in the news - EJN Report on Challenges for Journalists in the Post-truth Era - Reports

A report by the Ethical Journalism Network provides assistance to journalists facing the challenges of researching and reporting stories in the post-truth era

Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age - Reports

This study, which covers 121 UNESCO Member States, represents a global benchmarking of journalistic source protection in the Digital Age

In the Service of Power: Media Capture and the Threat to Democracy - Books

This volume collects papers presented at a conference hosted by the Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and is “the first of its kind” to explore “how political figures and economic elites are colluding to undermine the independence of privately-owned news media”

Montenegro Freedom of the Press 2016 - Reports

Freedom House Montenegro report for 2016 draws a comprehensive picture of the latest developments, taking into account the legal environment as well as political and economic interferences in the regular functioning of media

Latvia - Media Pluralism Monitor 2016 - Reports

A report by the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) on risks for media pluralism in Latvia, with policy recommendations

Bulgaria - Media Pluralism Monitor 2016 - Reports

The MPM 2016 report on Bulgaria shows a mixed performance, with the highest concerns related to the areas of 'market plurality' and 'political independence'

#MediaAgainstHate - Campaigns

EFJ launches a Europe-wide campaign to counter hate speech in the media