Reflections on a four-year support program for independent journalism in countries faced with media capture In 2021, the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) launched a program to aid...
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The issue of media ownership in Europe has been a heated topic of discussion since the 1990s, characterized by controversial elements such as corporate takeovers, government interference in coverage,...
In a world dominated by government-controlled state and public media outlets, the looming specter of a series of intensifying conflicts presents an alarming peril to democratic societies just before...
A new report reveals that Russia’s media giants are struggling with financial difficulties, forcing the Kremlin to inject more funds to keep the propaganda machine running. Russia’s three media...
In a recent op-ed in Euronews, titled “Hungarian case shows the EU needs a bulletproof media freedom law”, MJRC director Marius Dragomir discusses the applications and potential impact of...
Marius Dragomir, the director of the Media and Journalism Research Center, spoke at a conference on media capture organized on 2 December 2022 in Prague. Hosted by the International...
Attila Bátorfy co-authored the latest edition of the Media Pluralism Monitor’s country report on Hungary and found that the greatest risk was recorded in the political independence area. Media pluralism in Hungary has...
Media freedom, media capture and the opportunities for independent journalism in Central and Eastern Europe are some of the topics discussed by CMDS Director Marius Dragomir and Transitions executive director and...
A study written by our Director Marius Dragomir was used to develop the investment strategy of a newly launched fund aimed at combating media capture and supporting plurality of news sources across Europe....
In her article published by Rule of Law in Poland, Zselyke Csaky describes changes in the Hungarian media landscape and what other countries can learn from it to be...