Publications

Policy Briefing on Journalism's Funding and Workplace Issues in the UK Published

June 27, 2022

The final briefing based on the Media Influence Matrix: UK report by the Media Reform Coalition focuses on workplace and funding issues public interest journalism faces in the UK.

Reuters Digital News Report 2022: Depressing agenda is leading many people to turn away from the news as younger audiences lean further into TikTok

This year's Report provides evidence that much of the public is turning away from important stories such as the pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the cost-of-living crisis. The report documents ways in which the connection between journalism and much of the public may be fraying. The chapter on Hungary was written by CMDS Senior Program Officer and Researcher Éva Bognár.

Sheila Coroner in the New Yorker on Marcos Dynasty Disinformation

June 2, 2022

The weapons of historical accuracy and fact-checking are no match for Marcos’ creative folklore, turbocharged by social media fan culture and relatable influencers, CMDS Curriculum Development Lead Sheila Coroner writes in the New Yorker about the landslide victory of Marcos, Jr. in the elections in the Philippines on 9 May.

Joan Barata on the EU’s Digital Services Act

May 27, 2022

The DSA is a remarkable and unique proposal in the field of online platform regulation, but it threatens freedom of expression, CMDS Fellow Joan Barata argues in two articles on the EU’s proposed new Digital Services Act.

Policy Briefing on the UK Government’s Broadcasting White Paper

The UK government’s recent White Paper on broadcasting represents a concerted ideological attack on public service media, built on spurious evidence and undertaken entirely without meaningful democratic process, a new policy briefing by the Media Reform Coalition finds.