The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) is pleased to announce the release on its website of the Arabic versions of six studies that outline EU standards and best practices designed to inspire media policy in Lebanon. This initiative is part of the EU-funded “Support to Media Reform in Lebanon to Enhance Freedom of Expression”…
MJRC and Thomson Foundation launch the first study mapping the use of AI by newsrooms in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. Exploring the nuanced integration of AI in newsrooms across the V4 countries—Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, a new study mapping AI use in the newsrooms across the region highlights the substantial…
A new report issued today analyzes the sources of financing in Mexican journalism. The Mexican media system is characterized by being political-clientelistic, with limited pluralism and liberal aspirations, and with a high degree of concentration in the television and telecommunications sectors. These conclusions are drawn from a new report published today by the Media and…
Table of contents Authors Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes Rodrigo Gómez Argelia Muñoz Larroa Gabriel Sosa Plata Editor Marius Dragomir Published by Media and Journalism Research Center OBSERVACOM Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) UAM Cuajimalpa 1. Introduction The Mexican media system is categorized as a political-clientelistic system, with limited pluralism and liberal aspirations and a high…
Politicians across Europe, spanning the political spectrum from right to left, are copying the UK’s Rwanda-style policies to move asylum seekers to third countries. A recent report from a journalism class at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna casts doubt on the practicality of these proposals. In early June, as predicted by polls, far-right factions…
Work carried out by Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) is being cited widely in policy and academic studies, NGO reports, articles in the media and interviews. On this page we collect a selection of key citations. Media and Journalism Research Center has made significant appearances across various media platforms, shedding light on the state…
Media and Journalism Research Center and Maharat Foundation have launched today Freedom of Expression in Europe. The volume, a compilation of six studies written by experts as part of a project to support media reform in Lebanon, provides an analysis of issues relevant to freedom of expression in Europe. Although its main purpose is to…
For updates on the project, including the most recent country reports generated following its 2025 methodological revamp, please consult the Media Influence Matrix new digital platform. Mexico in Media Influence Matrix Government, Politics and Media Regulation Funding Journalism Technology, Public Sphere and Journalism A study integrating all the research carried out in Mexico as part of…
MJRC publishes the first study in Mapping of EU Spending on Media, a project aimed to study the impact of EU funds on Europe’s media and journalism. Funding allocated by the EU for media and journalism projects has risen steeply in the past five years, with the average awarded budget standing at €3.14m and some…
An Analysis of Journalism Projects Financed by the European Union Table of contents Authors Nikolas Schäfer & Marius Dragomir Published by MJRC is an independent media research and policy think tank that seeks to improve the quality of media policymaking and the state of independent media and journalism through research, knowledge sharing and financial support. The…