Media Influence Matrix Romania: Methodology
This report is part of the Media Influence Matrix project initiated by the Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) and run as part of the Media & Power Research Consortium. The country reports in the Media Influence Matrix series aim to research the changing landscape of: government and policy space, with a focus on the changes in…
Media Influence Matrix Romania: Key Findings
Media Influence Matrix 2019 With dozens of nationwide and local television and radio channels, over 3,000 printed publications and a fragmented media ownership structure, Romania’s media market looks vibrant and diverse. Romanian media legislation is compatible with European Union (EU) legislation and local regulators monitor broadcasters’ compliance with legal provisions. Romania also boasts surprisingly competitive…
Media Influence Matrix Romania: Technology, Public Sphere and Journalism
Media Influence Matrix 2019 The tools Romanians use to access the internet reflect larger trends in technology and digital media. Smartphones are now ever-present; the internet is used by more than two-thirds of the population, a significant increase from less than 40% in 2010. Specific for Romania is the country’s sometimes surprisingly performant and accessible…
Media Influence Matrix Romania: Government, Politics and Regulation
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…
Media Influence Matrix Romania: Funding Journalism
Media Influence Matrix 2019 In Romania, media outlets able to generate sufficient cash on their own can afford to be apolitical. But only a few major television chains and best-selling tabloids newspapers are in that position. The rest, particularly print media and outlets serving local communities, are highly vulnerable to pressures coming from all directions:…
