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 of media independence and the challenges facing journalism globally. The research produced at the center has been featured by major publications over the years, featuring analysis on topics ranging from the need for robust media freedom laws in the European Union to the dangers posed by state media and political control. Furthermore, the center’s flagship projects (State Media Monitor, Media Influence Matrix and more recently Global Media Finances Map) have been cited in several publications and studies across platforms and regions that contribute to debates on media integrity, state media, and the role of journalism in preserving democratic principles.
Below is a selection of citations of the research carried out by the center and its experts.
- Time for fresh and radical thinking on the licence fee, Media@LSE – London School of Economics
- Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere, Public Media Alliance
- Media Influence Matrix project, Public Media Alliance
- The State Media Monitor 2023 Study Released: A Bleak Reading, Public Media Alliance
- Over 84% of the World’s State Media Lack Independence, Media Power Monitor
- Project Oasis, Sembra Media
- Las últimas tendencias en periodismo y democracia: una perspectiva comparada global, ICOMTA
- 2024, un mundo en elecciones, Instituto Español de Estudios Estratégicos (IEEE)
- Public financing of news media in the EU, Technopolis Group
- ¿Cuáles son las fuentes de financiamiento del periodismo mexicano?, Observacom
- A Framework for Assessing the Role of Public Service Media Organizations in Countering Disinformation, Digital Journalism
- Beyond online disinformation: assessing national information resilience in four European countries, Nature, Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
- Beyond online disinformation: assessing national information resilience in four European countries, IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research)
- Audiences First: Professional Profiles, Tools and Strategies of Digital Newsrooms to Connect with the Public, Springer
- Media and Democratic Backsliding, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- UK Media Influence Matrix Final Report, Media Reform Coalition
- Media Influence Matrix Reports, The Communication Initiative Network
- Funding Journalism – new report by MRC for the Media Influence Matrix, Media Reform Coalition
- Funding Journalism in Italy, Media Freedom in Europe
- The Business of Misinformation: Bosnia and Herzegovina. LYING FOR PROFIT, Media Freedom in Europe
- The State of State Media 2022 – A global analysis of the editorial independence of state media based on the state media matrix (2022 edition), Media Freedom in Europe
- Journalism is a public good: World trends in freedom of expression and media development; Global report 2021/2022, UNESCO
- The State of State Media: A Global Analysis of the Editorial Independence of State Media and an Introduction of a New State Media Typology, The Communication Initiative Network
- MONITORING MEDIA PLURALISM IN THE DIGITAL ERA, European University Institute
- Decriminalization of Defamation in the Context of Free Speech: A European Perspective, Maharat Foundation
- Public Interest Journalism Startups in Europe, Maharat Foundation
- Reporting facts: free from fear or favour, UNESCO
- Media Capture in the Czech Republic, International Press Institute
- Latest data, trends and issues facing journalism and media, Global Forum for Media Development
- DI Annual Report, Central European University
- More Than Just a Strongman: The Strategic Construction of Viktor Orbán’s Charismatic Authority on Facebook, Sage Journals
- State Media Monitor, Novos Medios – Departamento de Comunicación Audiovisual e Publicidade da UVigo
- Investing in Facts: How the Business Community Can Support a Healthy Infosphere, Center for International Media Assistance
- Pluralis Fund Uses MJRC Expertise in Its Media Impact Dashboard, MDIF/Pluralis
- Creating National Funds to support Journalism and Public-Interest Media, GFMD
- Strongest argument for an Opposition News Channel is the 592 State Broadcasters (with few exceptions) acting on behalf of Incumbents, Opposition International
- AI and Disinformation: State-Aligned Information Operations and the Distortion of the Public Sphere, OSCE
- PSM Funding, International Association of Public Media Researchers
- State Media Profiles, German Marshall Fund
- THE VOICEE PODCAST: MEDIA INDEPENDENCE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, Balkan Insight Podcast
- The Roundtable – What is the state of public media around the world?, ABC Australia
- 25 years ago Euope failed to curb the power of media moguls. It still haunts us today, Follow the Money
- Media 20.1 – La “captura” global del periodismo, TVUnam
- 1:1 with Marius Dragomir, InformationLabs
- Krisztina Rozgonyi and Marius Dragomir: Freedom of expression in Central & Eastern Europe, Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
- In Between Europe podcast: What future for the media in Central Europe?, New Eastern Europe
- Orbán’s ally eyes Serbian media for potential investment, Euractiv
- Rapor: Türkiye’de ana akım medya gruplarının tümü hükümetin kontrolünde, Euronews
- Tavaly óta az egész világon romlott a közmédia helyzete, 444.hu
- Elon Musk Labels NPR as State Media, Ignores Actual State Media, Newsweek
- Hungarian case shows the EU needs a bulletproof media freedom law, Euronews
- European Media Freedom Act. Czy to narzędzie UE w obronie wolnych mediów pomoże?, Gazeta Wyborcza
- O caso húngaro e o futuro da liberdade de imprensa na Europa, Publico
- Защитата на медиите в ЕС ще е трудна в страни със системна корупция, Dnevnik
- Hungarian case shows the EU needs a bulletproof media freedom law, Yahoo News
- Journalistisk tænketank: EU’s pressefrihedsdirektiv er mere kosmetik end atombombe, Altinget
- Medienfreiheit in Europa: Wie Ungarn Schule macht, Tagesspiegel
- Europska komisija treba napokon spriječiti orbanizaciju medijskih kuća, Poslovni dnevnik
- Slobodné mediálne prostredie je kľúčové, Dennik SME
- Musk pulled Twitter’s ‘state-affiliated’ badge — but it still hurts journalism, EuObserver
- Independența presei, sub asediu, Evenimentul Zilei
- Marius Dragomir. W obronie mediów publicznych, Rzeczpospolita
- Milijonom državljanov neprecenljivi vir novic, Delo
- Opasno je što napadi na javne medije postaju uobičajeni i u zapadnoj Europi, Poslovni Dnevnik
- Twitter označil některá média za státní nebo „vládou financovaná“. Chápe Musk, co znamená slovo veřejnoprávní?, Hospodarske Noviny
- Обществените медии се нуждаят от реформа, но и от подкрепа, Dnevnik
- O ataque em curso contra os meios de comunicação social públicos, Publico
- I media di Stato e i media pubblici: non è solo una questione di etichetta, Huffington Post Italia
- Snahám oslabiť a kontrolovať verejnoprávne médiá čelia aj silné značky v západnej Európe, SME
- Twitter och politiker i samlad attack mot offentliga medier, Dagens ETC
- Alarm: napadi na medije sve učestaliji i u zapadnoj Europi, Vecernji list
- Valódi közmédia nélkül nincs szabadság, Nepszava
- Journalistisk tænketank: EU’s pressefrihedsdirektiv er mere kosmetik end atombombe, Altinget
- Millionaire Tech Mogul Accused Of Helping Spread Web of Chinese Propaganda Globally, International Business Times
- National regulators face an uphill battle in enforcing EU digital rulebook, Euractiv
- Funding favourable coverage? Big tech’s influence over independent journalism, ECPMF
- India Police Raid Journalists’ Homes, Offices Over Allegations Of Chinese Funding, International Business Times
- PBS classified as state-controlled media in new study, The Shift
- Marius Dragomir: the media captured by governments and oligarchs are a major source of disinformation, Euractiv