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

July 30, 2020

Coronavirus Radio Ideas: How a Facebook Group Inspires Innovation

July 28, 2020

New Podcast: Three Ways How Academics and Journalists Can Work Together

July 27, 2020

Batorfy on Media Pluralism in Hungary

July 23, 2020

Dragomir on Media Capture and Its Contexts

July 22, 2020

Bin Aziz on Freedom of Expression

Projects

Media Ownership Tool

Researcher: Attila Batorfy, Eva Bognar, Marius Dragomir

Media Influence Matrix

Researcher: Marius Dragomir, Eva Bognar, Tom Popper, Dean Starkman, Dumitrita Holdis, Philip M. Napoli, Amy Brouillette, Susan Abbott, Minna Aslama, Kate Coyer, Francesca Fanucci, Attila Batorfy , Jessie Labov, Roni Dorot, Robert Nemeth, Mihaela Groza

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

Publications

July 17, 2020

Dragomir on Public Media and Citizen Participation

July 8, 2020

The Life and Times of Red Mud Reservoir № VII – New Comic Book by CMDS

June 26, 2020

What Happens When Academia and Media Work Together

June 23, 2020

Parthasarathi and Agarwal on Media Regulation in India

June 19, 2020

Black Waters: An Account of an Experimental Hybrid Project

Blog

April 9, 2020

Turning The Mirror on the Next Generation

April 2, 2020

Criticize and Rule or How to Tame the Media in Georgia

March 26, 2020

Brazilian Culture: In the Survival Mode

March 5, 2020

Internet Shutdowns in India: Attacking People’s Minds

June 20, 2019

Community Radio Takeoff in Zimbabwe: Delayed Indefinitely?

Events

May 21, 2019

Freedom of Expression Trials in Turkey: Justice Monitoring to Secure Journalists’ Rights

April 13, 2019

Introduction to Investigative Journalism Workshop

April 3, 2019

13th International Journalism Festival

March 27, 2019

Politicization of the “Quota-Debate” in Hungary: Results of an Empirical Study

March 11, 2019

Assaults on Journalists, Assaults on Journalism