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

June 14, 2018

Fanucci Trains Legal Professionals at EUI's Transnational Training Workshop on Freedom of Expression and Countering Hate Speech

June 14, 2018

Facebook Used Less for News, But Not in Hungary: The 2018 Digital News Report is Out Now

June 13, 2018

Who's Influencing the Media In Slovakia

May 30, 2018

CMDS Fellow Vivian Walker on Narratives in the Georgian "Rave Revolution"

May 30, 2018

Sejal Parmar Publishes Article on Freedom of Expression Narratives after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

Projects

Media Ownership Tool

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

May 30, 2018

Sejal Parmar Publishes Article on Freedom of Expression Narratives after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

May 9, 2018

Fanucci Contributes to "The Other Democratic Deficit" - A Toolbox for the EU to Safeguard Democracy in Member States

January 5, 2018

Bridging the Gap: Rebuilding Citizen Trust in Media

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

Blog

April 16, 2018

When Politicians Become the Guy Next Door

April 12, 2018

The Age of Social Media: Have Photos Lost Their Meaning?

April 4, 2018

Getting Rich by Smart Lying

January 21, 2015

Markos Kounalakis comments on free speech in The Sacramento Bee

December 26, 2014

Markos Kounalakis in The Sacramento Bee

Events

June 20, 2018

Media Power and Fake Democracies: An Activist Response

May 30, 2018

11th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference

May 22, 2018

ICA Pre-Conference: Global Perspectives on Populism and the Media

May 22, 2018

Media Democracy under Pressure – Community Media in Europe

March 14, 2018

European Press Prize Award Ceremony