Marius Dragomir on Labeling State Media Accounts on Social Media

Talking to MediaPowerMonitor, our Director Marius Dragomir talks about the importance of properly labelling state media outlets’ social media accounts, especially in times of crisis.

The article, written by Elena Nogueroles, cites Dragomir’s The State of State Media study, which found that nearly 80% of the state media globally lack editorial independence.

The article discusses some of the criteria tech companies use to label companies. Marius Dragomir argues that independent public broadcasters should not be labelled.

CMDS Advisory Board member Anya Schiffrin is also cited in the article as telling the Committee to Protect Journalists, “Labeling is part of promoting consumer choice.”

With the war raging in Ukraine, some tech giants barred state-affiliated from selling ads on their platforms, a move that Marius Dragomir agrees with.

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