Media Freedom Act: Elda Brogi gives testimony at the European Parliament
Professor Elda Brogi took part in a public hearing organised by the Committee on Culture and Education at the European Parliament. Read More …
New podcast – Media Freedom Act: how to fix the media privilege
Dr Iva Nenadic speaks about the Media Freedom Act and how to correct the media exemption in Article 17 to prevent abuse by bad actors. Read More …
Professor Parcu speaks about the evolving role of National Regulatory Authorities in Stockholm
CMPF Director Pier Luigi Parcu delivered the keynote speech at a conference organised by the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Read More …
New article: The spectacle of press freedom in Central Europe
“Press freedom must be in a pitiful state if only ‘so few’ places are vilifying me,” Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ironically remarked in one of his social media videos in the summer of 2021. Read More …
New project to tackle the ‘news deserts’ across Europe
The Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom will identify emerging ‘news deserts’ in Europe and map risks for local media. Read More …
What is state advertising, and why is it such a big problem for media freedom in Europe?
State advertising emerged as one of the prime sources of risk for both fair competition and media independence in various countries across the European Union, as well as in the EU candidate states. Read More …
Media Pluralism Monitor’s findings presented at the European Parliament
Pier Luigi Parcu and Elda Brogi presented the Media Pluralism Monitor’s findings at the European Parliament’s premises in Brussels. Read More …
New article: Cascading risks to media pluralism and a European approach to tackle them
Elda Brogi surveyed the current initiatives to protect media pluralism at the EU level, including the European Media Freedom Act, in this blog post for Heinrich Böll Stiftung. Read More …
Prof. Parcu joins the Working Group on Pluralism of Information in Curation and Indexation Algorithms as Chair of the steering committee
The Working Group on Pluralism of Information in Algorithms will gather input from experts worldwide to provide policy recommendations. Read More …
The CMPF welcomes the European Media Freedom Act, a step forward in the protection of media pluralism in the EU
The CMPF welcomes the initiative of the European Media Freedom Act and supports its goal of safeguarding independence and pluralism of the media in Europe. Read More …