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

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

March 12, 2018

Dragomir Writes About the Perils of Public Media Funding for Project Syndicate

March 7, 2018

Phil Napoli Joins Media Influence Matrix Project

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

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

November 4, 2016

Julia Sonnevend: Stories Without Borders

February 12, 2016

New Publication by Judit Barta

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

Des Freedman's public talk

May 22, 2018

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

March 14, 2018

European Press Prize Award Ceremony

March 8, 2018

Is Public Reason Still Possible? Populism, Media, and New Transformations of the Public Sphere

March 1, 2018

Battered But Not Broken- Why We Need Public Media in the Digital Age