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Digital Media Policy Options for Europe: Report by the Reuters Institute

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford identified some policy options available for the European Commission and for...

Hungary Dismantles Media Freedom and Pluralism: Conclusions of the joint international press freedom mission

These conclusions reflect the initial findings of the joint mission to Hungary carried out by the International Press Institute (IPI), Article 19, the Committee...

Balkans: the tired Media Days

Three years after its first edition, the impression that emerges from the Media Days – an event promoted by the EU Commission in the...

Croatia and Italy, the chilling effect of strategic lawsuits

Forced to waste time, energy, and money to defend themselves against lawsuits that are unfounded in almost 90% of cases, journalists in Italy and...

Bulgaria: let the press report freely, say IFJ/EFJ ahead of Prosecutor’s election

Bulgaria will appoint a new Prosecutor General this autumn and a series of statements made by public officials against the press have raised journalists' concerns about the process.  The...

Balkan Region Trapped in Perception that Journalists Can Be Beaten: EC country reports

Frequent attacks against journalists, lack of mechanisms for prosecuting those responsible, as well as political and economic pressures, present joint problems shared by countries...

Report: Establishment of KESMA Exacerbates the Overall Risk to Media Pluralism in Hungary

Central European Press and Media Foundation (KESMA) was established in Hungary, and almost immediately, most of the media owners that were considered by public...

Western Balkans, media freedom is deteriorating

Press freedom in the Western Balkans remains under attack: threats by organised crime are often accompanied by those by the institutions. A conference in...

Hungary and Croatia Try to Silence Slovenian Media

Government connections in two of Slovenia's neighbours try to influence media reports in the country, but Slovenia reacts strongly, showing a more progressive approach...

CPJ troubled by prosecution of Julian Assange

New York, April 11, 2019--The Committee to Protect Journalists today said it was deeply concerned by the U.S. prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange....
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In an attempt to inform debate on the future of the media and democracy in the Western Balkans and Turkey, we have...

RESEARCH TURKEY: Democratic Decline, Economic and Political Pressures, Urgency for Reforms

The state of the media and democracy in Turkey faces critical challenges that hinder freedom of expression and pluralism, due to restrictive...

RESEARCH SERBIA: Media Bias, Legislative Challenges, and the Fight for Freedom

Alongside the rise of new technologies and the evolving global conditions in the media industry, journalism and media in Serbia will face...