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Dragomir on Media Capture in Central and Eastern Europe

May 7, 2019
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“Media freedom in Central and Eastern Europe is arguably at its lowest level since the region’s dictatorships were toppled in the early 1990s. With local oligarchs buying up outlets and foreign media operators fleeing the region, it is likely to deteriorate further”, writes Marius Dragomir, Director of the Center for Media, Data and Society at CEU in his latest article for Project Syndicate.

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Two Fellows Join CMDS

May 6, 2019
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We are proud to announce that Jozef Michal Mintal and Vibodh Parthasarathi have joined the Center for Media, Data and Society as Fellows.

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Who’s Funding Romanian Journalism?

May 3, 2019
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A new generation of brash journalism outlets challenge the highly concentrated media system in Romania. But many of them remain highly vulnerable, according to Funding Journalism: Romania, the most comprehensive analysis of the country’s media in decades, released today by CMDS.

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Dragomir on Media Freedom in Dutch Newspaper NRC

May 2, 2019
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“The main concern about freedom of the press in Eastern Europe is the growing media capture”, says Marius Dragomir, Director of Center for Media, Data and Society in the article “This Is How You Wring the Critical Press in Central Europe” published by Dutch newspaper NRC.

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Local Media in Romania Earn Profits, But Only on Paper

April 29, 2019
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The majority of local media outlets in Romania managed to earn profits in 2017, but in reality, Romanian local media experience a profound financial crisis. Most outlets survive solely thanks to local municipalities or oligarchs who fund media to prevent critical coverage, according to a new report of the Media Influence Matrix project, to be published on May 3.

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