March 25, 2019 •
Business Models, Media and Politics, Media Economics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Kornelia R. Kiss
Media throughout Europe face the same challenge: to retain their independence, they have to be based on sound financial models. In Central and Eastern Europe, the problem is particularly acute. Kornélia R. Kiss looks at some ways in which...
Read article
October 22, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Oleksandr Yaroshchuk
The post-Soviet space remains dangerous for journalists. Authoritarian regimes and military conflicts make life hard for reporters, free and open media are increasingly under threat. Oleksandr Yaroshchuk offers a worrying analysis...
Read article
April 19, 2018 •
Digital News, Media Economics, Newsroom Management, Recent, Research •
by Caroline Lees
Public service media organisations across Europe are investing in dedicated social media teams to deliver news to younger and hard-to-reach audiences. While recognising the usefulness of social media, many also see a tension between public...
Read article
March 21, 2018 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics, Recent, Short stories, Specialist Journalism •
by Raluca Radu
This is the second part of a two part study, comparing Europe’s Public Service Media (PSM). In a first article on the subject, we found that PSM’s budgets vary enormously across Europe and organisations do not share a common financial...
Read article
March 15, 2018 •
Comment, Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Felix Simon
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party FPÖ has long had a fraught relationship with the press. Following the party’s rise to power as part of a right-wing conservative coalition after the Austrian election, this conflict has only...
Read article
August 14, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Media Economics •
by Raluca Radu
A study of Europe’s Public Service Media (PSM) has revealed the 2008 global financial crisis forced some public broadcasters to make significant strategic changes to policy, funding and content while others were barely affected. It found...
Read article
