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

Media ownership: towards Pan-European groups?

A publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory shows how few media companies are controlling large part of broadcasting market in Europe

read more Media ownership Media pluralism

Public Service Media in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

The European Audiovisual Observatory, part of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, published a new report on public service media (PSM) in the Transcaucasian countries

read more Public broadcasting Azerbaijan Georgia Armenia Council of Europe Member States

Reforming Georgia’s Access to Information Law

A policy brief analyses the shortcomings of the current Georgian law on access to public information. How do they hinder the proper implementation of the law? Which are the key changes that must be introduced to ensure effective citizens’ access to information in Georgia’s legislation?

read more Georgia Access to information

The cyberspace war: Russian bots and Finnish public debate

A research article denounces the influence of pro-Russian online propaganda on Finnish public debate and suggests solutions to counter aggressive online disinformation

read more Russia Finland Online news Online media Social media Propaganda Cybersecurity Digital safety

Johnston Press and the crisis in Ireland’s local newspaper industry, 2005-2014

Local press is not only experiencing declining circulation and revenues, but also a process of corporatisation. The case of the Irish industry illustrates very well some of the main ongoing trends in the field

read more Local media Ireland

Open Data Barometer Global Report

The Open Data Barometer analyses the prevalence and impact of Open Data initiatives around the world, providing comparative data on 92 countries

read more Open data Access to information Worldwide

The Imperial Legacies of Television within Europe

The study gives a postcolonial account of intra-European broadcast regions through industrial collaborations, imperial vestiges, and imperial connections

read more EU Member States Public broadcasting

Freedom of expression and the private sector in the digital age

The 2016 report of the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, David Kaye, to the Human Rights Council explores State and private action that implicate freedom of expression online

read more Digital rights Freedom of expression

Erdoğan’s ‘New Turkey’ Cancels Out Critical Journalism (January - March 2016)

In the first 3 months of 2016, in Turkey, 5 journalists have been convicted on charges of “defaming the president”, 22 others have newly been put on trial for the same charges and legal action has been taken against 53 journalists

read more Turkey Censorship Defamation and Libel

Comparative Study on Investigative Journalism

EMR study compares different legal frameworks and relevant aspects impacting on investigative journalism across Europe

read more Investigative journalism Legal protection EU Member States
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