Reports and papers

Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies

Defending Independent Media: A Comprehensive Analysis of Aid Flows

This new report by CIMA explores how much money the world’s official aid donors give to help independent and public-service-oriented media build free and open societies globally, the regions where this trend is stronger and the adopted approaches

read more Ethics of journalism Media ownership Transparency Poland

Freedom in the World 2018

The report by Freedom House provides an evaluation of the state of democracy in the world in 2017, analysing trends in freedom including freedom of elections, freedom of the press and the rule of law

read more Ethics of journalism Freedom of expression Human rights Transparency

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2018

This study explores the ways news is being consumed in a range of countries. This year's report focuses on the issues of trust and misinformation, media literacy, new online business models, the impact of changing Facebook algorithms and the rise of new platforms and messaging apps

read more Online news Online media Media literacy Business model Fake news and disinformation Trust in media Public broadcasting United Kingdom Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Ireland Netherlands Norway Poland Romania Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey

Mediated Personalization of Executive European Union Politics

A piece of automated content analysis on a corpus of articles covering the European Commission from 1992 to 2016

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Personal Data and Political Influence in Italy

As part of a larger effort by Tactical Tech on The Influence Industry, Fabio Chiusi and Claudio Agosti wrote a report about the role played by data in political campaigns in the run-up to the 2018 elections in Italy

read more Italy Social media Fake news and disinformation Data journalism

Encryption and Anonymity follow-up report

After three years, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye authored an update to the 2015 Report on Encryption and Anonymity, addressing trends in state restrictions and the role of corporations

read more Encryption Privacy Freedom of expression Digital rights Digital safety Human rights European policies and legislation Russia Turkey United Kingdom Italy Netherlands Germany

Who influences the influencers?

The research presents analysis of 230 EU Influencers (76 MEPs, 43 EU Institutions employees, 111 Brussels opinion formers) responses to an online survey on media consumption, revealing the patterns of most influential media and ways of communication for the influencers themselves

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Romania - Media Pluralism Monitor 2017

The MPM 2017 report on Romania shows uneven performances, with the major concerns being related to the areas of 'market plurality' and 'social inclusiveness'

read more Romania Media pluralism Media freedom Media ownership

Digital News Report 2018 - Turkey Supplementary Report

This study is based on the analysis of data collected as part of the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2018. Based on the responses given by 2019 people from urban contexts of different parts of the country, it provides an overview of the media landscape in Turkey in 2018

read more Turkey Media freedom Online news Online media Media literacy Fake news and disinformation Trust in media

Romania - Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2018

The article aims to explore the changing environment around news in Romania, focusing mainly on television as the main source of information as well as on the increasingly-used mobile phone

read more Romania Online news Online media Investigative journalism Political pressure Business model
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