Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom

After 12 years on this platform and many great connections, it's time to say goodbye. We won’t be sharing updates here anymore, but you can stay in the loop by signing up for our newsletter 📩eepurl.com/iOSWUE Don’t miss a thing-connect with us on LinkedIn & Bluesky too!

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"The paradox is that those who create policies for #media freedom are often the ones who pollute the information sphere & undermine #MediaFreedom” @IvaLitre at the @IKS_edu conference 'Responsible institutions through increased transparency and political communication

To make research known to the wider public, #academics need to work w/ the #media. But what draws editors’ attention? Tomorrow, @ElindaLabropoulou, @Marie_palm, Jan Kermer, @goripaula , & @IvaLitre will share strategies to amplify research effectively 📌eui.eu/events?id=5717…

There’s something special about print! 💫 It was such a delight to open the Witten Lab Magazine @UniWH and spot our festival feature inside. Don’t miss their fascinating issue on #Media and #democracy 📌wittenlab.de More on #Voices 🔸 voicesfestival.eu

New analysis at Observatory on the European Media Freedom Act ❗ The #EMFA includes ownership transparency obligations among the duties of #media service providers This blog explores these new obligations under Article 6 & their potential limitations 📌 loom.ly/dD-4NK4

[In 🇮🇹 ] "Il finanziamento pubblico è garanzia di indipendenza. Meglio se pluriennale, in modo da non dover essere negoziato con il governo in carica." @PLParcu su indipendenza del servizio pubblico & Media Freedom Act @andreavaldambri via @ilmanifesto 📌 loom.ly/6RQeSFo

Today our Research Associate Danielle Borges is presenting current challenges and opportunities for #LocalMedia business models at @Arcom_fr 🕓 16:00 CET (Presentations will be conducted in French and English) Follow the livestream🔴arcom.fr/actualites/tro…

Access the publication [in Serbian 🇷🇸] 📌cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/77… Learn more in the #MPM country report on #Serbia 📌cadmus.eui.eu/handle/1814/77… #LocalMedia #MediaFreedom #Journalism #Press #PressFreedom #Serbia

Threats, pre-election pressures & legal intimidation, these are tactics used by institutions & political actors in #Serbia to pressure #LocalMedia Today, @tikiblagojev presents a study on the pressures on #LocalMedia in #Belgrade, revealing persistent concerns across time /🧵

⚠️ European news #media have become increasingly vulnerable to political capture, marking a decline from an already unsatisfactory situation seven years ago. @_MatteoTrevisan writes about the evolution & assessment of political control of the media 📌 #164e1704-36b3-411a-ab56-17419b8ad48d" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cmpf.eui.eu/media-capture-…

Today, our Director @PLParcu speaks at the 🇮🇹 Senate in an event titled 'Le Sfide del Servizio Pubblico' 📌 His presentation will explore the future of Italy's Public Service Media in the context of the EU #Media Freedom Act Join the live stream📺 youtube.com/live/eIyBRC6dH…

Big tech is seriously damaging democracy. Instead of asking them to assess the systemic risk stemming from the design and use of their services (the DSA), we should acknowledge that big tech, including genAI developers, is a high systemic risk in itself-and deal with it as such.

🇮🇹 Come adeguare il servizio pubblico Italiano ai principi del Media Freedom Act europeo? 📌Parteciperà al dibattito Giovanni Melogli, nostro Ricercatore e Coordinatore di @Voices_Fest 🕒 In diretta streaming alle 16:30! 🔗webtv.senato.it/webtv/altri-vi…

💬 Defining #disinformation is essential to propose concrete measures to identify and, possibly, moderate harmful online content. But how are different actors approaching this challenge – and to what effect? 🔍 In a new EDMO report, @kb5imon @UrbanoReviglio @EUI_CMPF investigate how disinformation and related concepts are defined in relevant #EU policies, national legislation, as well as the policies + community guidelines of major Very Large Online #Platforms (#VLOPs). ⚠️ Importantly, it offers us insights into the ways in which definitions of different actors can raise concerns. 🔗 Read the abstract and the full report: loom.ly/KrGI_xc

📌 On 11 November, join a roundtable analysing the #USElections2024 🇺🇸 with experts @anghel_v1, @Ej_Europe, Liesbet Hooghe, Desmond King, Hillary Appel & Jon Shields. 👥 Register to attend in person or follow live on YouTube: loom.ly/grr7AgE @EUI_Schuman

🆕 from our #EMFA Observatory! 💡 In this blog post, Matteo Monti argues that Article 18 does provide essential tools to bolster #journalism in the online sphere and supports broader efforts to combat #disinformation. For the full analysis, read here ⤵️ loom.ly/h5VFQcA

How to measure complex phenomena in the digital society, such as #mediapluralism, #disinformation, #digitaleconomy? But how to measure complex phenomena that are also hidden - such as #corruption? Great workshop organised by @EUI_CMPF within the @EUI_EU Widening Europe Programme

Day 2 of the training on how to measure complex phenomena in the digital society @EUI_CMPF @EUI_Schuman cmpf.eui.eu/complex-measur…. Today we speak about the Media Pluralism Monitor #MPM Local Media For Democracy #LM4D. Keynote of Kevin Munger on "The Poetics of measurement"

What is the relationship between news deserts and the spread of #disinformation? And between public service media quality and #NewsDeserts? This article explores the interplay between various factors driving this phenomenon in #Europe 📌Learn more: loom.ly/-_qvmUE