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Thomas on the Political Coverage Index and Its Application to Media Capture

Political Coverage Index was introduced to investigate whether the media fulfill their role as the fourth estate. In the article, CMDS Fellow Tobias Thomas and his co-authors present the result of the research on more than 10 million news items in German media.

How to Regulate India’s Amazons and Netflixes

November 12, 2019

India has recently seen a massive growth in video streaming services, but this came in a regulatory vacuum. Self-regulation by the industry alone, without the interference of the government, would be the right approach, a new CMDS policy paper argues.

University of Santiago de Compostela Joins the Media Influence Matrix

November 11, 2019

University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) is the new member of the Media & Power Research Consortium, a global collaborative network of schools, NGOs, professional organizations of journalism and private foundations brought together by their interest in pursuing a set of common research and advocacy goals.

La Universidad de Santiago de Compostela se incorpora al Media Influence Matrix

November 11, 2019

La Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC) es el nuevo miembro del Consorcio de Investigación sobre Medios y Poder (Media & Power Research Consortium), una red de colaboración internacional formada por escuelas, ONG, organizaciones profesionales de periodistas y fundaciones privadas a las que une su interés por reivindicar un conjunto de objetivos de investigación y de promoción comunes.

Center for Media, Data & Society Launches New Strategy

November 11, 2019

Testing a new recipe: fight media capture, bad policies and declining trust in journalism with comparative research and cross-border journalism.