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Soft Censorship in Hungary in 2016: When Propaganda Rules Public Discourse

Mérték think tank has examined major trends in the news media in Hungary since 2014. New annual report Soft Censorship in Hungary in 2016: When Propaganda...

Media in Bosnia-Herzegovina: fertile ground for political control

The lack of transparency of media ownership in Bosnia-Herzegovina contributes to a situation in which political and economic pressure limit the freedom of the...

Media ownership in Serbia: a foggy landscape

Despite the law adopted three years ago, media ownership in Serbia remains unclear and privatisation has failed to eradicate the influence of power over...

Montenegro: double standards in regulating media concentration

Although, officially, Montenegro doesn't have any problem with media concentration, two or three owners control most of the media. For some, this is not...

Why It’s Time for Journalists to Stand Up

The decline of a major Slovenian newspaper shows why journalists must show courage, express solidarity and stand up for the kind of reporting that...

Serbia: media ownership and politics

Methods for pressuring and controlling the media in Serbia have become more sophisticated than in the past, but they are no less harmful to...

Bulgaria, “quasi-media” on the rise

Media on government payroll and distrust by citizens make Bulgaria a symbol of deteriorating freedom of expression in Europe 13/04/2017 -  Mediapool Sofia (Originally published by Mediapol,...

Political and economic interests in media ownership are squeezing Kosovar journalism

New and old ownership models present their own challenges to quality independent reporting. 05/04/2017 -  Abit Hoxha Media ownership in Kosovo is crucial to understanding the country’s...

Media ownership concentration and crisis in Romania

Despite appearing diverse with its hundreds of news outlets, Romania’s media landscape is actually controlled by a handful of magnates. With many of them...

Media in Moldova: oligarchy in power

Nadine Gogu heads a centre in support of independent journalism in the country. She tells us about media oligarchs, Russian propaganda, and the future...
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