London / Tallinn / Santiago de Compostela — A new study released today by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) uncovers how political interference in Hungary is distorting the financial landscape of the country’s media industry. Titled Political Interference and Financial Outcomes: Analysis of Hungarian Media Companies, the study sheds light on how proximity…
Belgium’s major players in the media industry have witnessed palpable growth in recent years, though 2020—the chaotic year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic—served as an exception when revenues experienced a temporary downturn, according to fresh findings released today by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC). The recovery tide began turning from 2021 onward, paving…
London/Tallinn/Santiago de Compostela. The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) released a new study today examining how Argentina’s media sector is navigating the ongoing economic crises that have severely affected the country. Argentina’s economic instability, which has persisted for years, was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic starting in March 2020 and further strained by the…
An analysis of the finances fueling the Romanian media during the past decade reveals a highly imbalanced market, with independent media struggling to survive and the government pumping millions of euros into politically aligned nationwide media groups. The local media market seems to thrive, with hundreds of news portals and small broadcasters competing for audiences….
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…
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…
Media and Journalism Research Center has launched in mid-March 2024 the project the Global Media Finances Map. This initiative is designed to provide comprehensive financial, ownership, and audience data pertaining to all news media outlets within specific markets. The project has made its debut with the publication of the Romania chapter, which offers valuable insights…
This project documents models of advertising spending aimed at supporting media outlets and journalistic initiatives for the public value they create. Photo by Tânia Mousinho on Unsplash
This project maps approaches by businesses and corporations to supporting media outlets with a view to identify good practices and tactics that can be replicated elsewhere. Independent media around the world are in crisis. Failing market conditions, the loss of advertising revenue to big tech, and autocratic encroachment in the media sector have made it…
This project focuses on analyzing the structure of costs and income in media enterprises with a view to understanding the main trends in profitability. The project collects case studies from a diverse range of countries to identify the most common forms of income that media outlets have been generating during their transition to the digital…