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

July 6, 2017
CMDS Wins Google Funding to Develop Data Visualization Tool on Media Ownership
June 22, 2017
Digital News Report 2017: Only a Third of Hungarians Trust the News
May 29, 2017
The News of Eastern Europe: Brought to You by Russia
May 26, 2017
So Different, Yet So Similar: Opportunities and Challenges for PSBs Around the World
May 22, 2017
Monroe Price on CEU, Media Studies and the Concept of Open Society

Projects

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?