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The Crux of the Problem, in Defending Media Pluralism, Is Political, CEU Rector Tells EU

November 28, 2016
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Speaking on 17 November 2016 at the second Annual Colloquium of Fundamental Rights, a pan-European pow-wow of journalists, state officials, NGOs, media companies and academics, Michael Ignatieff, the CEU president and rector, said that an overwhelming issue in the times we live in is “the malign interaction between populist politics and the new social media.”

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Hu Yong Explores Ramifications of Yuqing and Public Opinion in China

November 23, 2016
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In a public lecture on November 21 hosted by CMDS, Peking University Professor Hu Yong explored the evolution of public opinion in modern China. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was skilled at creating government information management systems before the internet,” said Hu. “The question now is how will they respond in the internet age.”

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The Goodness of Banality – Sonnevend on How Global Iconic Events Are Born

November 22, 2016
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Why do certain events become globally iconic happenings in history, while others fade into oblivion? How does the fall of the Berlin wall serve as an example of the complex process of storytelling and mythmaking? These themes are in the focus of non-resident CMDS fellow, Julia Sonnevend’s new book, Stories Without Borders: The Berlin Wall and the Making of a Global Iconic Event.

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Internet is Censored in Two-Thirds of the World, Writes Dragomir

November 18, 2016
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Astonishingly, two-thirds of internet users live in countries where criticism of authorities is subject to censorship, according to Freedom of the Net 2016, a survey of internet freedom in 65 countries worldwide, run by Freedom House, a U.S. government funded NGO. CMDS's Director, Marius Dragomir recently published an article about the bleak results of the survey in Media Power Monitor.

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Dragomir Writes About the Current State of Turkish Media

November 4, 2016
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In a recent piece for the Media Power Monitor, Dragomir gives an overview of the state of Turkish media, building on a recent report launched by Reporters Without Frontiers (RSF), an international press freedom NGO, which shows how a ring of powerful players have turned most of the country’s media into a vast propaganda machine, calibrated to protect their wealth and influence.

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