Journalism

  • Pakistan

    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. Pakistan in Media Influence Matrix Last year, Facebook didn’t need much convincing that a post critical of Pakistan’s government had to be taken down. At the request of PTA, Pakistan’s…

  • Kyrgyzstan

    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. Kyrgyzstan in Media Influence Matrix When Almazbek Atambaev was president of Kyrgyzstan, journalists didn’t have a whale of a time. The country’s head often harassed media outlets by threatening them…

  • Kazakhstan

    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. Kazakhstan in Media Influence Matrix When Vlast.kz, a Russian-language news portal, launched operations in 2012, its founders pinned their hopes on readers to finance them. But not many people thronged…

  • Jordan

    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. Jordan in Media Influence Matrix The General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Jordan’s powerful secret service, has often been praised for its professionalism. Credited with foiling a number of terrorist attacks both…

  • Indonesia

    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. Indonesia in Media Influence Matrix Tempted with ever cheaper deals, many Indonesians use more than one mobile card, resulting in 400 million cellular subscriptions, which makes Indonesia one of the…

  • Czech Republic

    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. Czech Republic in Media Influence Matrix During the past decade, the Czech media market has undergone major shifts that have radically changed the country’s journalism. Much of that was caused…

  • Bulgaria

    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. Bulgaria in Media Influence Matrix With its rapidly expanding ICT sector, Bulgaria has been called “the tech capital of Balkans” and “the Silicon Valley of Southeastern Europe.” Including approximately…

  • Spain

    Spain in Media Influence Matrix 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. In Spain, the advertising market is concentrated in the hands of a few large media groups while the government keeps pouring money into the media….

  • How the Rise of the Internet Police Imperils Journalism in Indonesia

    Misinformation has flooded the Indonesian internet in recent years. The government’s response will only shrink the space for online news content. 6 December 2019 Tempted with ever cheaper deals, many Indonesians use more than one mobile card, resulting in 400 million cellular subscriptions, which makes Indonesia one of the largest mobile markets of the world….

  • Regulatory Capture in Slovakia: Who Benefits Most

    The Slovak news media sector remains captured by powerful financial groups and oligarchs. Blame it on regulation (partly). Thanks to the Constitution, Slovaks enjoy freedom of speech. Press publishing is not restricted in any way and censorship is forbidden in Slovakia. However, the Slovak media regulation remains a heavily politicized process that affects the environment…