Media Influence Matrix 2018-2024 All media in Russia, no matter whether TV, radio, print or internet, are regulated by the same regulator, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Федеральная служба по надзору в сфере связи, информационных технологий и массовых коммуникаций) or Roskomnadzor (Роскомнадзор). The main national law regulating media…
The Media and Journalism Research Center, in collaboration with the Federal University of Espírito Santo in Brazil and OBSERVACOM, has published a new report on the current trends in media regulation and policy in Brazil. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of the regulatory environment and identifies the key organisations and individuals influencing media policy…
Media Influence Matrix 2022 For decades, the media system in Mexico has been faced with two key structural problems, high levels of market concentration and clientelist practices as part of a system of collusion between the political power and business actors, according to a new report focused on analyzing the relations between policymakers, regulators and…
Media Influence Matrix 2022 For decades, the media businesses in Argentina didn’t have any notable conflicts with the authorities, a result of a history of collusion between media owners and the political power, according to a new report focused on the relations between policymakers, regulators and the media in Argentina released today by the Center…
Media Influence Matrix 2021 The UK media has a history of being in the spotlight for the wrong reasons. Tabloid media, paparazzis or aggressive stalking of public personalities are as commonly associated with the UK media as the BBC is. The phone hacking scandal of 2011, when practices such as surveillance of public personalities and…
Media Influence Matrix 2021 The Israeli media system is characterized by a multiplicity of regulatory authorities whose activity is governed by specific laws. Still, Israel does not have a press law per se. A British Mandate Press Ordinance from 1933 was finally revoked in 2017, making it possible, for the first time in Israel’s history, to…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 Georgia’s media legislation is considered to be liberal and progressive. According to Freedom House, Georgia has “the freest and most diverse media landscape in its region.” The media freedom and freedom of expression are protected by the Constitution. Article 17 of the Constitution and the 2004 Law on Freedom of Speech and…
Media Influence Matrix 2020 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 in which journalists and media outlets operate, according to the report. “All of the…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 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 in Jordan and abroad, it is one of the most effective intelligence agencies in the Middle East. But GID’s powers extend far beyond security, making it…
Media Influence Matrix 2019 Realitatea TV, a Romanian all-news television station, was officially declared bankrupt last April after the station’s reorganization plan was rejected by a local court. It took eight years for the Romanian courts to send the station, whose debts exceed €25m, into bankruptcy. But if you switch on the telly in Romania…