MIM News

Local Media in Romania Earn Profits, But Only on Paper

April 29, 2019
The majority of local media outlets in Romania managed to earn profits in 2017, but in reality, Romanian local media experience a profound financial crisis. Most outlets survive solely thanks to local municipalities or oligarchs who fund media to prevent critical coverage, according to a new report of the Media Influence Matrix project, to be published on May 3.

Roni Dorot Joins CMDS as Researcher

April 25, 2019
We are happy to announce that Roni Dorot has joined our team as a researcher of the Media Influence Matrix project.

Media Policy in India: A Political Shop

Indian media is grappling with many problems, but the country’s regulators fail to address them. Blame it on politics.

Media Influence Matrix Project at the University of Helsinki

February 12, 2019
The course Journalism as a Profession by Minna Aslama Horowitz is based on CMDS's Media Influence Matrix Project.

Georgian Media Policy: Bad Habits Are Hard to Break

A vibrant civil society, improved legislation and an emergent generation of skilled professionals are all good news for Georgia’s media policy. But politicians and wealthy families still have the upper hand, according to a new Center for Media, Data & Society (CMDS) report.