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Towards Media Policy in the Service of the Public

Manifesto adopted by the SEE Media Observatory final conference 2016 by Sandra B. Hrvatin and Brankica Petković Read the complete manifesto (pdf) here The media crisis which...

‘Who Owns the Media in Turkey?’ – Media Ownership Monitoring Project

The results of the joint project "Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) Turkey" run by IPS Communication Foundation/ bianet and Reporter ohne Grenzen, the German wing...

Turkish Media: From Bad to Worse

After a decade of manipulations that ensure a cozy relationship between the press and the president, Erdogan is now overseeing a harsh crackdown that...

Hungary: Sale of “Nepszabadsag” Shows Government Influence over Media

In response to a businessman close to Hungary’s prime minister purchasing the country’s most prominent opposition newspaper company, Freedom House issued the following statement: “The...

Serbian journalist ends ten-day hunger strike

Jovica Vasic, a journalist with the daily Narodne novine in Niš (the third largest city in Serbia), who had been on a hunger strike...

A Major Step Towards An Authoritarian Media Regime In Hungary

By Gábor Polyák and Ágnes Urbán The publisher Mediaworks has suspended the publication of Népszabadság, Hungary’s leading opposition newspaper and highest circulation broadsheet. Though...

Confronting the crisis of transparency and censorship facing journalism in Serbia

A mission to Serbia by the Ethical Journalism Network and the European Federation of Journalists this month has called for urgent action to strengthen...

Croatia: Media Freedom in Turbulent Times

A report based on June 2016 Joint International Mission to Croatia warns against government interference in the public broadcaster activities.  This report summarises the findings...

“Media: when oligarchs go shopping” – RSF’s latest report

It was in Russia that the word “oligarchs” was first used to denote very rich businessmen. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has adopted the term...

Who owns the Internet? Look at Internet ownership project

As the internet becomes more central to our lives, the question grows more urgent: who owns it? OCCRP, in partnership with RISE Project and...
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It Can Be Different: Stories of Young People from BiH Media Deserts

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Tech Giants, Social Media, and Journalism: To Leave or to Stay?

When asked whether we should even be on social media, Victoire Rio responds by asking in return: “We must stay, because this...

The Media Landscape of the Western Balkans and Turkey: Stuck in Transition

If journalism is to survive, it must not only defend itself legally and through unions, but also revolutionarily redefine its role, format,...