Author: Marius Dragomir
Reviving Greek Journalism With AthensLive
The pathetic state of Greek journalism is not a mystery to anyone anymore. The number of disgruntled readers looking for fresh journalism is growing and…
Latin American Digital Media Are Not so Digital
Latin America has seen unprecedented growth of digital journalistic enterprises in the past five years. But serious questions about their viability have arisen as many…
The Middle East: Have You Been Watching?
As online video consumption skyrockets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, power holders are desperately looking for smart blocking tools. But the…
How Indalo Group Used Taxpayer Money to Buy More Media
A journalistic investigation unearths a raft of favors the former Argentinian government made to the group Indalo. But it also highlights an unsettling pattern of…
Asian Telcos, Worst at Reporting on Anti-Corruption
Telecom behemoths drive technology advancement and help to grow the digital economy. But many of them have serious problems with reining in corruption. Asia leads…
China Plans to Push out Foreign Owners From Its Internet
Chinese authorities have never liked dissenting voices. Now, they want to solve that problem by removing foreign players from their internet. This would be a…
Closure of State-Run TV in Myanmar: A Hoax
Many media observers were discombobulated when a state official hinted that Myanmar’s state-run TV could be shut down. But that’s just part of an outlandish…
Internet Providers in Eastern Europe: Non-Transparent, Dubious, Politically Linked
The Internet has become the new heaven for unheard voices, new forms of commerce and limitless communication across eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union….
Ranking Telcos: Name and Shame Them and They Will Improve
There are several initiatives out there that measure and rank companies. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are ranked according to how they ensure access to medicines and major…
Romania: How A Corrupt Minister Turned Journalists Agains Journalists
For four years, two journalists investigating a suspected money laundering and influence peddling case at a Romanian ministry faced numerous obstacles. But they didn’t expect…