Analyses on specific aspects related to press and media freedom, performed and published by research centres, non-governmental organizations and public bodies
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
The report aims to identify trends in the hyperlocal news sector in UK and to stimulate innovation and debate around the digitalization and impact of the hyperlocal news
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 study analyses what kind of information politicians look for in the news and how these “informational media use motives” explain their media responsiveness. Classic uses and gratifications (U&G) tradition in communication research is applied to elite studies by using a survey of Finnish MPs
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
The Media Freedom White Paper is a project of the Union of Publishers in Bulgaria (UPB). The report presents the situation of the Bulgarian Media, providing reasons for the steady deterioration of its pluralism and freedom in the last 10 years.
A global report by UNESCO analyses the key trends in media freedom, media pluralism, media independence, and the safety of journalists at the global and regional level
The report published by the Institute for the Future explores how governments are deploying disinformation as part of broader digital harassment campaigns