World Press Freedom Day: challenges in Europe in 2021
By Damian Tambini UNESCO in common with other bodies that Read More …
Category: Discussion Series
Signs of hope, amid turmoil – COVID-19 and the news media
A recent technical report published by the European University Institute’s Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) looked at the media landscapes of a set of EU member states to understand what happened to their media markets during the first wave of the pandemic. Read More …
The Digital Markets Act: some initial thoughts
By Maria Luisa Stasi In December 2020, the European Commission Read More …
The Media Strike in Poland: Why Media Resilience is (desperately) Needed in Destabilising Times
By Beata Klimkiewicz[1] What would the news media environment look Read More …
New Diversity Rules for Social Media in Germany
by Jan Christopher Kalbhenn, LL.M. (Amsterdam) Background: The rise of Read More …
Australian Newspapers Redact Front Pages in Media Freedom Campaign
On 21 October, the front page of major newspapers including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Age and the Herald Sun gave way to blacked out text representing the obstacles faced by journalists in this country. Read More …
Some reflections on the announced Facebook Oversight Board
After announcing the idea less than a year ago, Facebook has unveiled its experiment to establish an independent Oversight Board, known as the “Facebook Supreme Court”, which will decide over content moderation issues. Read More …
Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek V Facebook Ireland Limited: a new layer of neutrality
Last 3rd of October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on the case of Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek V Facebook Ireland Limited (2019). Read More …
Working Paper: Monitoring online media pluralism in Flanders
The CMPF is pleased to publish a new working paper Read More …
The role of National Regulatory Authorities in tackling disinformation
This article discusses the critical role of National Regulatory Authorities (hereinafter NRAs) in tackling disinformation in the digital media environment. Disinformation appears nowadays in the media ecosystem at an increased level and has adverse consequences on freedom of expression, on pluralism, and on the functioning of democratic polity. Read More …