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Funding Journalism in Israel: Secrecy and Political Influence

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.

Gross on How to Counter Russian Propaganda in Romania

June 12, 2020

In the second part of his article, published by the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, our fellow, Peter Gross describes how to start combatting misinformation in a more pro-active way.

Who Finances India’s Journalism?

Commercial advertisers are the largest players in terms of funding spent in the media in India, but the state has also a significant role, financing the country’s public service broadcaster, shelling out public advertising money to commercial media and holding a monopoly over the news radio market.

Gross on Russia’s Disinformation and Propaganda in Romania

“Sputnik, one of Russia’s premier disinformation sites, describes Nicolae Ceaușescu – the apprentice shoemaker who took over the country in 1965 and transmuted into a North Korea’s Kim Il-sung-like character in the 1970 – the hero who ‘rebuilt the nation’, our Fellow, Peter Gross writes in his article published by the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.

Sejal Parmar Re-Joins CMDS As Fellow

June 2, 2020

We are happy to announce that Sejal Parmar, who has been a Core Faculty Member at CMDS for more than seven years, re-joins the Center as a Fellow.