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Dragomir Among Experts Preparing Report for Council of Europe

January 21, 2019
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The report is on Ukrainian legislation concerning current and possible alternative models of financing of the public broadcaster. A presentation of the report will be held in Strasbourg on January 24.

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Internet Shutdown in Zimbabwe: A Most Dangerous Precedent

January 18, 2019
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Faced with violent demonstrations, the government of Zimbabwe chose to cut off the internet. That was by far the worst option in a country claiming to be “open for business.”

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CMDS and Partners in BIRN-Led Consortium Win EU Investigative Journalism Grant for Western Balkans and Turkey

January 17, 2019
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A consortium led by the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN), which includes the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) at Central European University, won an €1.8m EU grant to run a three-year project aimed at strengthening journalism across the Balkans and Turkey.

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Workshop on Disinformation and Propaganda for Hungarian Students

January 10, 2019
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The Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) at Central European University is accepting applications from Hungarian university students to a three-day workshop on disinformation and propaganda.

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Media freedom in Hungary is no more, concludes ECPMF

November 30, 2018
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In an unprecedented concerted action pro-Orbán media owners 'donated' their news channels, internet news portals, tabloid and sports newspapers, several radio stations, numerous magazines and all of Hungary’s county newspapers, to a newly formed media conglomerate equipped with immense resources.

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