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Bognar on Trust in the Media

July 21, 2020
News
“Trust in media, in the news is terribly low globally,” CMDS’ Senior Program Officer and Researcher, Eva Bognar said in an interview with the radio program Media1, where she talked about the Digital News Report 2020.

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Dragomir on the ‘Orbanization’ of Slovenian Media

July 20, 2020
News

The new media legislation proposed by the government in Slovenia is similar to the legislative steps taken by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to gain control over the media and get rid of independent and critical reporting, CMDS’ Director Marius Dragomir said in an interview with Slovenian POP TV’s news program, 24ur.

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New Podcast: A Path to Sustainability for Digital Newsrooms in Latin America

July 17, 2020
Journalism Breakthroughs
Innovations in Operation
News
The second episode of the Journalism Breakthroughs podcast series, hosted by Patricio Contreras, discusses how Velocidad, a media accelerator in Latin America, injects money and also explores the different dimensions and challenges of financial health in the news ecosystem.

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Dragomir on Public Media and Citizen Participation

July 17, 2020
News
Publications
Publications - Articles
“In a dynamic and brutally competitive media landscape, it is time for public media to get serious about citizen participation,” CMDS’ Director Marius Dragomir argues in his article published by Public Media Alliance.

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African Radio Stations Forced to Navigate Domestic Politics to Remain Sustainable

July 14, 2020
Journalism Breakthroughs
Innovations in Content
News
Managing political correctness and manipulation for survival while remaining editorially credible are the key parts of the sustainability strategy for many radio stations in Africa, be they government-controlled or commercial. Those who choose to be defiant usually land themselves into trouble or face closure.

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