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ZEIT Foundation and Journalism: Go East

September 2, 2019
MIM Interview Series
MIM Interview Funders
News

The fortune left by Gerd Bucerius, one of the founders of the German weekly Die Zeit, is now spent on many good things. Journalism is one of them. ZEIT Foundation shared with CMDS its take on journalism.

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Is Fact-Checking Working?

August 30, 2019
News

Much time and money have been spent on combatting misinformation through fact-checking. But it’s not clear whether it has any impact at all, our board member Anya Schiffrin writes in her latest story published on MediaPowerMonitor.

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Slovakia’s Misinformation Barons

August 28, 2019
News
Research
Publications - Reports

The Slovak misinformation industry is growing fast, buoyed by ads and e-commerce, but many people support them directly, too, through donations or tax designations.

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How to Gain a Political Sinecure in Romania: Join a Media Regulator

August 27, 2019
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Research
Publications
Publications - Reports
MIM News

Media regulation in Romania remains an openly political affair where chaos rather than strategy and expertise rules.

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Summer School 2019: Which Audience Engagement Methods Work?

August 26, 2019
News

Effectively engaging with audiences is key in keeping news media and journalism initiatives afloat. Participants of the CMDS Summer School 2019, Measuring and Building Audience Trust learnt about why trust in media is in decline, which engagement methods proved to be successful, also about online fundraising models based on direct engagement.

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