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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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Hungarian Media

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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CEU Students Sought to Investigate Disinformation Websites

November 28, 2018
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Are you interested in…

  • Gaining experience in data collection?
  • Investigating companies and their owners?
  • Working with a professional team of researchers and journalists on a groundbreaking research project?

Do you have…

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