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The Sorry, Sorry State of State Media: Four Fifths of the World’s State Media Lack Editorial Independence

September 20, 2021
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In a study released today, CMDS Director Marius Dragomir introduces a new tool to assess the editorial independence of the world’s state media and finds that nearly 80% of 546 state-administered media companies in 151 countries lack editorial independence.

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Zsuzsa DetrekőI Warns of Problems With AVMS Directive

September 14, 2021
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In a new article in Communications Law, CMDS Fellow Zsuzsa Detrekői warns of problems video sharing platforms face under the new EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive and the Copyright Directive.

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Sandra Ristovska on Video Activism

September 13, 2021
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As video becomes an important tool to expose injustice, CMDS Fellow Sandra Ristovska examines how human rights organizations are seeking to professionalize video activism through video production, verification standards, and training.

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Fact-Checking Covid-19 Misinformation: Win Some, Lose Some

September 9, 2021
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In their article, Robert Nemeth and Marius Dragomir feature three fact-checking initiatives, Journalistes Solidaires in France, Nepal Fact-Check and Panos Institute Southern Africa in Zambia that aimed to tackle the “infodemic.”

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Ownership rules ok? The need for a tougher UK media plurality regime

August 19, 2021
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In his article for the Media @LSE blog on the UK’s media plurality regime, Justin Schlosberg calls for regular plurality reviews which address the role of algorithms in meeting plurality goals.

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