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

Surveillance: Critical Analysis and Current Challenges - Part 2

The second volume of Media and Communication 2015 Special Issue on surveillance explores the effects in term of privacy erosion deriving from the pervasive surveillance practices

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Increasing pressure on press: Democracy in question in Turkey - BìA July-September 2015 media observation report

BIA July-August-September 2015 Media Monitoring Report indicates that criminalization towards journalists and media in Turkey have become more widespread after a peace process was "put into cold storage"

read more Censorship Defamation and Libel Turkey

Articles of asphyxiation. Soft censorship in Hungary

This report highlights the latest developments in the Hungarian media landscape by considering Soft Censorship practices such as state advertising, captured channels, bribery and payments as well as by esaminating regulatory and administrative pressures on the media

read more Censorship Media funding Media Law Public broadcasting Hungary Media capture

Freedom on the net 2015

Freedom on the Net – a comprehensive report on internet freedom produced annually by Freedom House - analyses the state censorship of on-line media in 65 countries around the world

read more Digital rights Surveillance Digital safety Censorship Media Law Worldwide Azerbaijan Armenia Georgia Estonia France Germany Hungary Turkey Iceland Italy Russia United Kingdom Ukraine

Greece: Press Freedom and Defamation Laws in a Time of Crisis

A general overview of the legal provisions related to defamation and insult in Greece and how these affect the work of the media

read more Greece Defamation and Libel Media freedom Privacy

Online Media Autonomy: Security Risks and Protection Mechanisms. Walking on the Digital Edge

The Guide “Online Media Autonomy: Security Risks and Protection Mechanisms. Walking on the Digital Edge” by Share Foundation assesses the conditions of online media and journalists in the Serbian digital environment

read more Privacy Digital safety Freedom of expression Digital rights Cybersecurity Surveillance Serbia

Captured News Media: The Case of Turkey

The research commissioned by the Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) is a case study of the media capture phenomenon in Turkey. It gives a historical overview of how the phenomenon has unfolded, which strategies political elites have employed to capture the media, and the overall results and effects on society

read more Censorship Media capture Media ownership Political pressure Propaganda Media funding Trust in media

Surveillance: Critical Analysis and Current Challenges - Part 1

This special issues of Media and Communication is devoted to the topic of surveillance, examined by taking into account a variety of theoretical approaches as well as by providing in depth case studies

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International assistance and media democratization in the Western Balkans: a cross-national comparison

This report by Irion and Jusic, published by Analitika in 2013, compares the conditions and factors that influence the creation of sustainable and functional media institutions in the democratizing countries of the Western Balkans. It does so by taking into account the strong role played by international assistance programs and conditionality mechanisms.

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