Journalism

We work on media market and ownership transparency issues, the professionalization of journalists, and media ownership structures in this region and across Europe. Our output and impact includes events, projects, and original research on digital journalism and media freedoms.

News

September 14, 2017

Starkman Starts with the Bad News at the NewsImpact Summit

September 13, 2017

Dragomir Discusses Challenges to Public Service Media at PBI Conference

September 4, 2017

New Paper by Marius Dragomir on Media Capture Published by SAGE

August 18, 2017

CIMA Publishes Report on Media Capture Edited by Anya Schiffrin, Member of CMDS’ Advisory Board

August 3, 2017

CMDS Summer School: Studying and Fighting Media Capture

Projects

Media Ownership

Researcher: Attila Batorfy, Eva Bognar, Marius Dragomir

Enabling the Watchdogs: Legal Training Program for Journalists, Civil Society and Lawyers in Central and Southeastern Europe

Researcher: Amy Brouillette, Dean Starkman

Media representation of the "refugee crisis" in the Hungarian and Austrian media

Researcher: Gabor Bernath, Vera Messing, Eva Bognar, Judit Szakacs, Veszna Wessenauer

Strengthening Journalism in Europe: Tools, Networking, Training

Researcher: Amy Brouillette

Hungarian Media Monitor

Researcher: Amy Brouillette, Kate Coyer, Joost van Beek, Eva Bognar, Rian Wanstreet

Publications

March 31, 2017

Ellen Hume and Susan Abbott on the Future of Investigative Journalism

December 13, 2016

Report on the Coverage of the "Refugee Crisis" in Hungarian and Austrian Media Published by CMDS

November 4, 2016

Julia Sonnevend: Stories Without Borders

February 12, 2016

New Publication by Judit Barta

November 3, 2015

Media Pluralism and Diversity

Blog

January 21, 2015

Markos Kounalakis comments on free speech in The Sacramento Bee

December 26, 2014

Markos Kounalakis in The Sacramento Bee

December 19, 2014

On the Protection of Journalistic Sources

December 19, 2014

Best Practices and Tips for Using Confidential Sources

December 18, 2014

On the Road to more Transparency: Access to Information under Article 10 ECHR

Events

May 19, 2017

Media in Troubled Democracies

May 18, 2017

Illiberal Democracy in Unstable Times: the Perils of Democracy in Central & Eastern Europe

May 3, 2017

Journalism and Politics in the Age of Misinformation - World Press Freedom Day at CEU

April 24, 2017

Pluralism and Public Service Media

March 21, 2017

Comparative Cases from Around the World on the Role of the Media in Strengthening Peace and Social Stability: Regulation and Model?