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

State-media financial relations in the countries of South East Europe

A regional overview of monetary flows between the state and the media is South East Europe demonstrates the systematic misuse of public funds for establishing control over media

read more Media funding Media ownership Access to information Albania Bosnia Herzegovina Kosovo North Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Turkey

Moldova: Access to Information and Media Independence

Freedom House report on Moldova for the Universal Periodic Review focuses on the delays in the media legislation reform which curtail access to information, media independence and pluralism

read more Moldova Access to information Media ownership Media pluralism

Trust in Media 2016

A report by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), explores European citizens’ perception of the trustworthiness of several types of media

read more Trust in media

Filter Bubbles, Echo Chambers, and Online News Consumption

This article provides an empirical starting point for understanding how novel means of news consumption, in particular social media and search engines, affect ideological polarization of readers

read more Online news Online media

Encryption - A Matter of Human Rights

Restrictions on access to and use of encryption may constitute an interference with the enjoyment of human rights, holds Amnesty International’s first official stance on encryption

read more Surveillance Digital rights Digital safety

Burnout in journalists: a systematic literature review

A concise, comprehensive, and systematic review of the quantitative literature relating to the experience of burnout in journalists

read more mediafreedom Media ownership Media pluralism Freedom of expression

Media in southern and eastern oblasts of Ukraine

The Institute of Mass Information (IMI) and GFK Ukraine conducted an in-depth monitoring of media in six regions of Ukraine to assess how local media coverage serve the public interest

read more Ukraine Local media Media ownership Propaganda

Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools: Escaping the Control of the Syrian Regime

Taking Syria as a case study, this paper examines whether Internet censorship succeeded in preventing Internet users from reaching censored online content during 2010−2012

read more Digital rights Freedom of expression Censorship

Countering Online Abuse of Female Journalists

Female journalists and bloggers throughout the globe are disproportionally facing gender-related threats, harassment, and intimidation on the Internet compared to their male colleagues. The OSCE addresses this new challenge to freedom of expression and digital rights

read more Media and gender Digital safety Digital rights Safety of journalists

Freedom of Information Guidebook

The guidebook explains how the right to access information is legally protected in Georgia, and on which grounds it can be restricted, providing everyday life examples

read more Georgia Access to information Open data Privacy
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