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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · 13d

The updated State Media Monitor database along with the 2025 global study, authored by Marius Dragomir and Muhammad Rayhansyah Jasin, covering 606 media outlets across 170 countries, is now published. journalismresearch.org/2025/10/glob...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · 25d

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Jun 12

An excellent article in the latest Journalism Funders Forum newsletter explores the Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) as a leading model for supporting impactful cross-border investigative journalism.
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How IJ4EU Turns Public and Philanthropic Funds into Impactful Journalism - Journalism Funders Forum

Combining EU and philanthropic funding, the Investigative Journalism for Europe (IJ4EU) fund has become a model for supporting cross-border investigative

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Jun 12

We’re excited to announce the publication of a new article from our State Media Monitor project: Do governments treat public media differently by ideology—or are all parties tempted to use it as a political tool?
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When the Ballot Box Becomes a Broadcast Booth: How Europe’s Public Media Are Caught in the Crossfire of Politics - Media and Journalism Research Center

In many European countries, the independence of public service media rises and falls with the political tide. All too often, a new government doesn’t just take power—it takes the newsroom. One of the ...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Jun 4

Here's a new article summary by our colleague Robert Nemeth for the Journalism Funders Forum newsletter, highlighting Alison McAdam’s piece in Journalism Studies on a new approach to local news sustainability. In the Journalism Funders Forum newsletter.

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Rethinking “Sustainability” for Local News - Journalism Funders Forum

In an article published in Journalism Studies, Alison McAdam outlines a multidimensional approach to sustainability that expands the primary economic

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 30

An excellent piece contributed by Robert Nemeth for the Journalism Funders Forum as part of our Media and Journalism Research Center cooperation with Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association, focused on how TikTok is used to share news content.
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The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News - Journalism Funders Forum

TikTok has been rapidly emerging as a major news source, particularly for younger audiences. Its preference for relatable, personality-driven content

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 30

An article by Michaela Terenzani for The Slovak Spectator covers the panel discussion our director, Marius Dragomir took part in during the World Between the Lines Festival in Bratislava, where media capture was the central topic. More details below.
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Media Freedom Under Pressure Across Europe - Media and Journalism Research Center

Media capture by national governments—along with the takeover of regulatory bodies and the branding of critical journalists as foreign agents—is increasingly being used in parts of Europe to silence i...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 22

Insightful 💡piece from our @mjrc.bsky.social researcher and expert Robert Nemeth breaking down the key takeaways from this year's Journalism Funders Forum powwow.
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Funding Journalism in a Shifting Landscape: Collective Solutions for a Global Crisis - Journalism Funders Forum

Funders, journalists, and civic actors are rethinking how to defend media freedom amid funding cuts, political intimidation, legal threats, and the

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 22

When an independent media outlet gets €0.05 per daily user from the state advertisement budget, but a pro-government media provider takes in €60 per user, you known something's off. A new financia analysis of Hungarian media released today
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New Report Reveals Political Influence Skewing Financial Outcomes in Hungarian Media - Media and Journalism Research Center

London / Tallinn / Santiago de Compostela — A new study released today by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) uncovers how political interference in Hungary is distorting the financial lan...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 20

A new study led by the @thomsonfoundation.bsky.social and our center explores how people in #Hungary, #Romania and #Poland are changing the way they consume news—and what it means for journalism. journalismresearch.org/2025/05/new-...

New Study: How Social Media Is Redefining News and Public Trust in Eastern Europe - Media and Journalism Research Center

London / Tallinn / Santiago de Compostela — A new study by the Thomson Foundation and the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) offers timely and critical insights into how rapidly evolving audi...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 7

Marius Dragomir’s latest article for Perry World House takes a closer look at how governments often find themselves both fighting and fueling disinformation at the same time.
Read the full piece below:
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Mastering the Paradox: How Governments Fight and Feed Disinformation at Once - Perry World House

Instances of politicians perpetuating falsehoods in public discourse have become disturbingly commonplace in recent times. Bill Adair, the creator of PolitiFact—a Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking ...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 7

We're proud to share that our expert Adriana Mutu, Ph.D. has joined the Twinning Project, an initiative aimed at aligning Ukraine’s audiovisual media regulatory framework with EU standards. medeamed.org/2025/04/24/a...

Adriana Mutu Brings EU Expertise to Ukraine’s Audiovisual Media Reform in AGCOM-Led Twinning Project – MEDEA

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · May 7

New Article Alert! Our expert Jonáš Syrovátka explores the intersection of elections, misinformation, public dissatisfaction, and manipulation in his latest piece for Medium.cz (Seznam.cz). 📖 Read the full article here in Czech: medium.seznam.cz/clane…

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Marius Dragomir Wins the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award 2025 - Media and Journalism Research Center

Our director, Marius Dragomir—who also serves as editor of the Media Capture Monitoring Report—has been awarded the 2025 Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award for his work on the Media Capture Mo...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 26

Our Media and Journalism Research Center fellow Cerasel O. Cuteanu published a post on the center's Medium blog about an incident that speaks volumes about the imposture we see today in politics.
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Masks Off: Is Political Deception Working Its Magic? - Media and Journalism Research Center

Our colleague Cersasel Cuteanu has just published a new article examining how the MAGA movement is unfolding in Romania. He explores how the Romanian government has been attempting (not always smoothl...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 9

A new analysis in our Global Media Finances Map is out, this time looking at the past five years of finances in Belgium's largest media companies. We @mjrc.bsky.social work on populating its website with more financial datasets in the following months.
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A Comparative Financial Analysis of Dominant Media Groups in Belgium – Global Media Finances Map

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 9

A highly recommended academic article about the correlations (if any) between trust in media and people paying for news written by an amazing team of researchers.
A summary in the newsletter that we @mjrc.bsky.social produce for Journalism Funders Forum.
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Trust Has a Price?! Unravelling the Dynamics Between Trust in the Media and the Willingness to Pay in the Post-Pandemic Scenario - Journalism Funders Forum

A 2023 survey conducted in Austria with 1,000 participants investigated the relationship between media trust and consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 9

Delighted to see the fruits of our collaborative research with the @globalfreemedia.bsky.social spotlighted in the latest edition of the CEU Democracy Institute Review of Democracy journal.
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The European Media Freedom Act: The Solution to Capture or Just Fine Print? | Review of Democracy

As the EU pushes new media freedom standards, the threat of media capture is persistent across Europe. In this op-ed, Oliver Money-Kyrle analyzes the threat, examining how governments manipulate media...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Apr 2

A great interview by our colleague Robert Nemeth for the Journalism Funders Forum newsletter with Martin Kotynek, Founding Director of the Media Forward Fund.
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“There Is a Lack of Skill in Media Management” - Journalism Funders Forum

Image credit: Peter Rigaud Martin Kotynek, Founding Director of the Media Forward Fund, stresses the need for sustainable business models in journalism to

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Mar 31

A fascinating read, the first in Who's Listening?, a new research series that our @mjrc.bsky.social is launching as we move into a new strategy period. It is about how soldiers on both sides of the conflict in Ukraine—Russian and Ukrainian—stay informed.
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How Soldiers in the Ukraine Conflict Stay in the Know - Media and Journalism Research Center

A new report from the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC), compiled through interviews with soldiers active in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, sheds light on where both Russian and Ukrainian ...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Mar 6

Just released a new report analyzing these shifting dynamics: "Syria’s New Power Dynamics." Syria’s path toward true democracy is fraught with significant challenges, and this report sheds light on the evolving balance of power in the country.
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Shifting Sands: Unveiling Syria’s New Power Dynamics - Media and Journalism Research Center

New report analyzing the new balance of power in Syria released today by MJRC Ahmed al-Sharaa, once a paramilitary commander and now serving as Syria's new president since last January, sought to reas...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Feb 14

Delighted to launch a new study as part of our project with the Maharat Foundation.
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MJRC Launches Study Mapping Election Supervision and Observation Practices - Media and Journalism Research Center

Oversight of the electoral process is a well-established practice across numerous European legal systems. Depending on the specific provisions of national electoral legislation, constitutional design,...

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Feb 14

It was a great experience working with @globalfreemedia.bsky.social on this report, which compares the state of media capture and the potential of the European Media Freedom Act to combat it across seven European countries. Written by Marius Dragomir and Zsuzsa Detrekoi.

Teona Sekhniashvili @teonas.bsky.social · Feb 10

Check out this must-read report on media capture in Central and Eastern Europe and the tools the European Media Freedom Act provides to counter it, published by @globalfreemedia.bsky.social and @mjrc.bsky.social.

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International Press Institute (IPI) @globalfreemedia.bsky.social · Feb 10

IPI & @mjrc.bsky.social launch final report of series on Media Capture and the European Media Freedom Act. Reports measure country alignment with #EMFA provisions on #MediaCapture.

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Media and Journalism Research Center @mjrc.bsky.social · Feb 3

With this excellent study on Finland written by Minna Aslama Horowitz, Astrid Söderström and Riku Neuvonen, we published all country analyses in our Media Capture Monitoring Report project, in cooperation with @globalfreemedia.bsky.social
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MJRC and IPI Launch New Media Capture Monitoring Report on Finland - Media and Journalism Research Center

The International Press Institute (IPI) and the Media and Journalism Research Centre (MJRC) today have launched the Finish edition of the Media Capture Monitoring Report, an annual assessment of media...

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Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju @ifdtbeograd.bsky.social · Jan 26

Čedomir Markov učestvovao je u debati o zarobljenim medijima i kulturnoj polarizaciji sa Marius Dragomir (@mjrc.bsky.social), Kubom Vignanskim (Fundacja Stocznia) i Biserom Zankovom (Media 21 Foundation).

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THE CIVIC DEBATE: Media Capture and Cultural Polarisation

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