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

Synopsis report of the public consultation on fake news and online disinformation

This synopsis report presents the major points emerged from the public consultation on fake news and online disinformation held by the European Commission

read more Fake news and disinformation Media freedom Freedom of expression Censorship Media literacy Fact-checking Trust in media


A Structured Response to Misinformation: Defining and Annotating Credibility Indicators in News Articles

This study suggests a way to determine the credibility of newspaper articles by developing collectively agreed indicators. The aim is to allow credible content to lead to greater collaboration and data-sharing across initiatives. As proof-of-concept, it presents a dataset of 40 articles of varying credibility annotated with these indicators

read more Fake news and disinformation Media literacy Ethics of journalism

The Baltics: Mission to Tallinn & Vilnius

The report is the result of a a fact-finding mission realised by the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) in Estonia and Lithuania in January 2018, aimed at investigating the media situation in the region

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Nations in Transit 2018 - Romania Country Report

The "Nations in Transit" Report on Romania by Freedom House (2018) provides an overview of the country's democratic institutions, including a section devoted to independent media. This digest focuses on this section

read more Romania Media pluralism Media freedom Media ownership

Internet and electoral campaigns

Rules on electoral campaigning were written for traditional media. This report examines how the shift to digital media affects the effectiveness of these rules and suggests updates

read more Social media Fake news and disinformation United Kingdom Council of Europe Member States France Spain Ireland Big data Americas

Challenges to Media Freedom: A view from Europe

Drawing on the findings of two projects awarded by the European Commission, the paper examines the sources of the threats hindering media freedom in Europe

read more EU Member States European policies and legislation Political pressure Media ownership Media freedom


Turkey: Freedom of Expression in Jeopardy

The report, written for English PEN by two human rights experts, provides an overview of the state of freedom of expression in Turkey after the attempted coup in July 2016 and engages in a critical evaluation of the violations of the rights of writers, publishers, academics and within academic institutions

read more Freedom of expression Media freedom Turkey Council of Europe Member States

A multi-dimensional approach to disinformation

This report is the result of the work done by the High Level Group (HLEG) convened by Commissioner Mariya Gabriel to advise the European Commission on policy initiatives to counter fake news and disinformation online in Europe

read more Fake news and disinformation EU Member States Transparency
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