Journalism

People

Eva Bognar
Amy Brouillette
Kate Coyer
Anya Schiffrin

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

November 13, 2018
Politicized Media Regulation Hurts Bulgarian Journalism, CMDS Report Shows
November 5, 2018
Correctiv Interviews Dragomir on Fake News
November 2, 2018
Dragomir's New Column for The Times
October 17, 2018
CMDS Mentioned in Padania's Article on Funding Journalism and Media
September 17, 2018
Why the Business Press Didn't Warn Us

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

November 8, 2018
New Article on the Distance Bias in Natural Disaster Reporting Co-Authored by CMDS Fellow Tobias Thomas
August 10, 2018
Hungarian journalists’ practices on social media platforms in light of the concept of the “networked journalist”
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

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

November 7, 2018
Follow the money - workshop on investigative journalism methods by Paul Radu and Miranda Patrucic from OCCRP
September 27, 2018
Media, Polis, Agora: Journalism & Communication in the Digital Era
July 10, 2018
Legitimacy and Messaging in Crisis Communication
June 20, 2018
Media Power and Fake Democracies: An Activist Response
May 30, 2018
11th Central and Eastern European Communication and Media Conference