The Social Media Councils: Bringing Content Moderation Back to the Public Forum
Author: Pierre François DOCQUIR (PhD), Head of Media Freedom at Read More …
Category: Discussion Series
Adapting the Understanding of Media Market Plurality to the New Digital Realities
The conditions and the composition of players in the media markets have seen profound changes over the last decades in ways that potentially affect plurality and diversity. Thus, the understanding of what the media market is and which are the measures to assess its pluralism should be re-considered. Read More …
Information Crisis and the Role of National Regulators
By Ľuboš KuklišChair of ERGA and chief executive at the Council Read More …
The Case for Moving Away from Platforms’ Algorithm-Created Incentives
By Karis Hustad, student in the Erasmus Mundus MA in Read More …
Freedom of Expression and Pluralism in the Digital Age: The role of National Media Authorities
By Adriana Mutu Department of Communication Studies , Abat Oliba CEU Read More …
Bulgarian TV Journalist, Viktoria Marinova, Murdered
We, the CMPF are appalled to learn of yet another Read More …
World Press Freedom Day 2018: A Dramatic Dip in Freedom of the Press and Journalist Safety
The World Press Freedom Day 2018, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 to celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom and to raise consciousness about the state of press freedom throughout the world, tragically coincides this year with the dreadful terrorist attacks in Afghanistan where, once again, journalists in the line of duty lost their lives. Read More …
Media Literacy Going Digital
The media is increasingly going digital, providing citizens with opportunities to access a variety of sources, to express themselves and to share information. At the same time, people often lack the necessary skills to critically examine information and to use the vast variety of digital tools available to them. Read More …
Measuring Freedom of Expression Online
In Europe, areas traditionally covered by the State are being handed over to private actors, with limited fundamental rights safeguards, while the ambiguities characterising EU regulation create a chilling effect on freedom of expression Read More …
Data-driven Online Political Microtargeting: Hunting for Voters, Shooting Democracy?
Political microtargeting practices of campaigns came into the spotlight in the aftermath of the 2016 US presidential elections and the UK’s Brexit referendum. Read More …