Sulochana Peiris, an independent documentary maker, researcher, and writer based in Sri Lanka, has joined our Fellowship program. Sulochana has over two decades of experience in media, advocacy, and peace-building fields. During early career years, Sulochana worked as a print and TV journalist, and subsequently, switched over to the not-for-profit sector where she was involved…
Sulochana Peiris is an independent documentary maker, researcher, and writer based in Sri Lanka. Sulochana has over two decades of experience in media, advocacy, and peacebuilding fields. During early career years, Sulochana worked as a print and TV journalist, and subsequently, switched over to the not-for-profit sector where she was involved in peacebuilding, early warning,…
Zoltan Sipos, a journalist in a slow but steady transition into a managerial role, has joined Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) to lead our work on media development in captured environments. Editor-in-chief and manager of Átlátszó Erdély, an investigative journalism outlet catering to the Hungarian community of 1.2 million living in Transylvania, Romania, Sipos has been…
Marius Dragomir, the director of the Media and Journalism Research Center, spoke at a conference on media capture organized on 2 December 2022 in Prague. Hosted by the International Press Institute (IPI), the event gathered leading editors, journalists, media experts and representatives from media freedom organizations to discuss media capture and the need for a…
MJRC releases today a report on media regulation and policies in Mexico For decades, the media system in Mexico has been faced with two key structural problems, high levels of market concentration and clientelist practices as part of a system of collusion between the political power and business actors, according to a new report focused…
David Ruzicka is the Founding Editor of Datalyrics, a Prague-based investigative boutique that strives to communicate social science better. With a background in economics and comparative political science, David studies autocratization. He researched migration portrayal in newscasting. David is also a co-founder of the Czech & Slovak Club of the European Forum Alpbach. See more…
David Ruzicka has joined the Fellowship Program at the Media and Journalism Research Center where he will continue researching the problem of arbitrariness in the enforcement (or rather the lack of it) of ethical and legal standards like accuracy and impartiality in Visegrad Four countries. David Ruzicka is the Founding Editor of Datalyrics, a Prague-based…
Media Influence Matrix 2022 Although the Argentinian media system is a dynamic market that comprises numerous media outlets of all types, there is a major difference between the large media groups that tend to have a national reach and the rest of the media players that serve much smaller niches, according to a report analyzing…
A new report in the Media Influence Matrix analyzes key trends in Argentina’s media ownership and financing. Although the Argentinian media system is a dynamic market that comprises numerous media outlets of all types, there is a major difference between the large media groups that tend to have a national reach and the rest of…
Un nuevo informe en el proyecto Media Influence Matrix analiza tendencias clave de propiedad y financiamiento en los medios argentinos Aunque el sistema de medios argentino es un mercado dinámico que cuenta con numerosos medios en todos sus formatos, existe una gran diferencia entre los grandes grupos de medios que suelen tener alcance nacional y…