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Sejal Parmar Contributing to UK House of Commons Inquiry

June 3, 2019

Sejal Parmar, Assistant Professor of Law and core faculty at the Center for Media, Data and Society at CEU, has submitted written evidence to the UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee's inquiry into "The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Global Media Freedom".

Tobias Thomas on the Impact of Media Coverage on Voting Intentions

In their article “Can media drive the electorate? The impact of media coverage on voting intentions”, published in European Journal of Political Economy, CMDS Fellow Tobias Thomas and his co-authors investigate how media coverage affects political preferences.

Africa Should Learn from South African Media How to Cover Elections

May 28, 2019

South Africa’s media have recently set an example of how to professionally cover an election. Other African nations should follow suit.

Media Capture in Europe: MDIF Publishes New Report by Dragomir

Media Development Investment Fund has published a major report, Media Capture in Europe, written by Marius Dragomir, Director of Center for Media, Data and Society, that examines the extent of media capture in Europe and how it is undermining democracy in many parts of East and Southeast Europe.

CMDS Launches New Project “Media Philanthropy: People and Impact”

May 23, 2019

Building on its in-depth research of journalism funding, CMDS is launching a research project aimed at measuring comparatively the impact of media philanthropy.