The Media Pluralism Monitor informs the EU Commission’s Rule of Law Report
The Media Pluralism Monitor consolidated its position as a key source of information for the EU policies on media pluralism and media freedom. Read More …
World Press Freedom Day – Highlights from the Media Pluralism Monitor 2022
On this World Press Freedom Day, we share highlights from the preliminary results of the forthcoming Media Pluralism Monitor 2022, which has analysed the overall status of media pluralism in the year 2021. Read More …
Elda Brogi joins the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Increasing Resilience of Media
The committee is in charge of developing guidelines on the use of digital tools, including AI, for journalism and of identifying good practices for sustainable media financing. Read More …
Better data and responsible political leaders are urgently needed to tackle violence against women journalists
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we reflect on abuse and violence against women journalists in Europe. Read More …
Online School for Journalists and Media Practitioners
This edition of the School for Journalists and Media Practitioners will focus on journalists’ safety and the roadmap to a European Media Freedom Act. Read More …
EC’s Guidance to Strengthening the Code of Practice on Disinformation: A Mis-take with Mis-information?
Our Research Fellow Iva Nenadić shares her thoughts on the EU Commission’s Guidance on Strengthening the Code of Practice on Misinformation. Specifically, she will focus on… Read More …
Media pluralism as a multidimensional concept: Using the Media Pluralism Monitor to evaluate and inform policies
To draw insights for future policy-making in this field, this panel will explore, from a comparative perspective, several aspects contained in the concept of media pluralism and evaluate policies designed to ensure and safeguard the favourable conditions. Read More …
The experience of journalists with the FOI process is often marked by delays, unresponsiveness, or refusals on unverifiable grounds
Mária Žuffová discusses the role of freedom of information (FOI) laws in journalism. By surveying journalists, interviewing activists and civil servants, and submitting FOI requests to government ministries she identifies a number of problems with the process. Journalists reported that their requests were often refused on questionable grounds, delayed, or not responded to at all. One of the consequences of this is that journalists might choose to use loopholes in the law in order to be able to publish stories that are in the public interest. Read More …
Information as a public good: report of the Europe Forum – UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2021
Information as a public good: report of the UNESCO Europe Forum (30 April 2021) to the “Voices from regions” plenary session of the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day 2021 conference (3 May 2021). Read More …
Intervention by Vaclav Štětka: UNESCO WPFD Regional Forum for Europe
By Vaclav Štětka *The following text is from an intervention Read More …