The Media and Journalism Research Center has published a new study, Who Owns the Answer: Pluralism and Power in the Automated Information Order, by Marius Dragomir. The report argues that traditional tools for measuring information pluralism are no longer enough in a world where citizens increasingly receive information through automated answers rather than through direct…
The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has published a comprehensive overview of the Brazilian media system as part of the new Media Influence Matrix 2025+ series, which introduces an updated methodology for analyzing media ownership, financing, and influence across national contexts. The report is authored by a team led by Guillermo Mastrini, a professor…
MJRC Director Marius Dragomir has published a new research paper mapping the global landscape of media capture across six distinct typological models, with case studies covering Russia, Hungary, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, and the United States. The paper applies the Capture Typology Framework (CTF), Dragomir’s four-component analytical model developed through sustained empirical research across more than…
We were heartbroken to learn of the passing of our colleague and dear friend, John Masuku, who died in Harare last week. John was not only one of our closest collaborators over the years, but also a passionate and dedicated voice in broadcasting. He came to visit us in Budapest, and we were truly delighted…
The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has released a new cross-national study examining how leading free AI chatbots respond to questions about civic values and human rights. Titled Evaluating Free AI Chatbots on Civic and Human Rights Topics: A 15-Country Expert Study, the report offers an independent assessment of how widely used generative AI systems…
The Media and Journalism Research Centre has released Political Narratives of War: A Comparative Analysis of MEP and U.S. Presidential X Posts on Ukraine, a new study tracking the competing narratives surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as they unfold across social media platforms. The researchers analyzed over 80,000 X posts published by Members of the…
As 2025 comes to a close, we look back on what has truly been an eventful year. From the Trump administration’s tariffs and the rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence to renewed political tensions among long-standing rivals, such as Iran and Israel, as well as Pakistan and India, to war once again in the Middle East…
The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has released its 2026–2028 strategy, outlining an expanded research agenda and new priorities shaped by ongoing transformations in the global information environment. The shift is not away from journalism, supporting independent media remains part of its mission, but beyond traditional media mapping toward analysing the broader information ecosystem, with…
The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has released the Humanitarian Crisis Coverage Report, a data-driven study examining how some of the world’s influential media cover ten of the world’s most severe humanitarian emergencies — from Sudan and Ethiopia to Ukraine and Gaza. The study combines computational and qualitative media research, analysing 78,667 news articles drawn from leading…
The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has released today Technology, the Public Sphere and Journalism in Russia, a new country study authored by Leonardo Ingannamorte and edited by Marius Dragomir as part of MJRC’s ongoing Media Influence Matrix project. The report offers a detailed analysis of how Russia’s digital transformation has reshaped its information ecosystem—from the early spread of the Internet…