News

Freedom House Cites CMDS Report

October 28, 2020

The Election Watch for the Digital Age project by the Freedom House focuses on pre-election issues including influence operations, shutdowns, censorship.

From the Shell Papers To the Hungarian PM’s Family Business: FOIA Requests and Journalism

October 27, 2020

Did you miss our online discussion ‘From the Shell Papers To the Hungarian PM’s Family Business: FOIA Requests and Journalism’ with Blanka Zöldi (Direkt36), Bas van Beek (Platform Authentieke Journalistiek) and Dean Starkman (CMDS/ICIJ)? You can now watch the recording.

Dragomir on Media in Central and Eastern Europe

October 26, 2020

Join the online discussion ‘Under Pressure’ on Thursday, where our Director, Marius Dragomir and three journalists will discuss the assaults on media freedom in the region.

Holdis on Freedom of Information in Romania

Right to information suffers further in Romania during the pandemic, as it became even harder for journalists to access information, our Fellow, Dumitrita Holdis writes in her article for the International Press Institute.

CMDS Wins Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Grant To Study Media Power in the UK

October 15, 2020

We are delighted to announce that, along with the London-based Media Reform Coalition (MRC) and with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, CMDS will extend the Media Influence Matrix project to the United Kingdom.