How far does Article 4 of the European Media Freedom Act go in banning state surveillance of journalists?
By Jan Erik Kermer In this blog post I explore Read More …
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Ownership transparency obligations under Article 6 of the European Media Freedom Act: opportunities and challenges
By Danielle Borges, Research Associate at the Centre for Media Read More …
Media capture, the European Media Freedom Act, and the assessment of political control of the media in the Media Pluralism Monitor
Matteo Trevisan This blog post discusses the evolution of the Read More …
New book marks a decade of research on media pluralism in Europe
After ten years of in-depth research conducted under the Media Read More …
Voices, the European Festival of Journalism and Media Literacy, travels to Zagreb in 2025
The second edition of Voices will be hosted at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Zagreb on 28 February-1 March 2025 Read More …
Iva Nenadić featured on Croatian TV N1 Hrvatska to discuss media freedom in the country
On 28 April and ahead of World Press Freedom Day, Research Fellow Iva Nenadić spoke about media freedom and journalism in Croatia and the EU for N1 Hrvatska Newsnight. Read More …
Why news media need article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act
This blogpost analyses article 17 of the European Media Freedom Act and discusses the proposal for a so called ‘media privilege’. Read More …
‘Journalists matter’: Council of Europe’s new initiative to protect journalists
On 5 October 2023, the Council of Europe launched the ‘Journalists Matter’ campaign in Riga, an initiative to improve the safety of journalists across Europe. Read More …
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2023
As we mark World Press Freedom Day today, the research team of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom (CMPF) acknowledges the critical role that a free and independent media plays in upholding democracy and stresses the need to promote a safe working environment for journalists and media professionals. 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 …