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New Balkan Insight Article in the Framework of Our Black Waters Project

August 10, 2020
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“Environmentalists, and the EU, have long voiced concern over a toxic waste site on the banks of the Danube in northern Hungary. So why do most locals living nearby quietly tolerate it?” our Fellow, Ian M. Cook and Átlátszó’s journalist, Gabi Horn ask in their article published by Balkan Insight.

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The Life and Times of Red Mud Reservoir № VII – New Comic Book by CMDS

July 8, 2020
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The comic, published as part of the Black Waters project, was produced by our researcher, Ian M. Cook and graphic artist Gyula Németh.

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Balkan Insight Publishes Another Investigation Within a CMDS Project

June 25, 2020
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The article, In a Romanian Fishing Village, Caviar is a Distant Memory, covers the hidden history of exploitation of a small fishermen community in a village at the mouth of the Danube Delta lower channel, Sfantu Gheorghe.

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Funding Journalism in Israel: Secrecy and Political Influence

June 15, 2020
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Unusual opacity is the most salient characteristic of the media system in Israel, where the involvement of political figures in media operation raises serious concerns.

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Journalism Thrives in Slovakia Despite Growing Oligarchic Control

May 28, 2020
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Slovaks have access to a plethora of news platforms, but many of them are in the hands of powerful financial corporations, closely linked with political groups. Nevertheless, swelling demand for accurate, quality information boosts the country’s independent journalism.

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