Media Power Monitor Old Collection (2015-2023)
The Mathematics of Crime: The Story of a Breathtaking Journalistic Investigation
Two intrepid journalists embarked on an investigation into the unjust conviction of a Czech man, only to uncover a deeply flawed justice system. In 2012, Czech journalist Magdalena Sodomkova found…
From Campus to the Headlines: How a Student Journalism Class Is Breaking Major Stories
Every year, a journalism class at a Vienna-based university unearths attention-grabbing stories. The idea of a practical journalism course dawned on Marius Dragomir while he was chatting with a student…
Big Tech Funding: A Band-Aid Solution for Journalism’s Struggles
New study exposes philanthrocapitalism’s failure to effectively back journalism in the Global South. In the fast-paced world of media innovation, the game-changing bond between news organizations and tech giants takes…
Big Tech and Journalism: Principles for Fair Compensation
“One remedy we do not have in the Global South is the break-up of Big Tech through antitrust or competition authority action,” Michael Markovitz, of the Gordon Institute of Business…
Making Big Tech Pay For News: What Can We Learn From Spain?
Meta made headlines recently by saying it would drop Canadian news from both Instagram and Facebook after the Liberal Canadian Senate passed the C-18 bill which would require Google and…
Anya Schiffrin: Media Capture Got Worse
Media capture is a useful concept for understanding the state of the media today, describing a situation in which governments or vested interests networked with politics control the media. Who…
The Press and Its Enemies: A Fresh Look
Award-winning journalist Ann Cooper talks about what lands journalists in trouble today. Ann Cooper is an award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent with more than 25 years of radio and print…
Why Is Iran Shaking up Its Media?
A major reform of Iran’s media is underway as the country’s leadership wants to boost its influence, both at home and abroad. Yet, “the strategy designed to implement these changes…
The Hungarian Media Capture Express: Next Stop, Europe
The Hungarian oligarchy has thus far been focused on controlling media at home. Now, they move on to Europe. As Hungarian elections are fast approaching, political observers and media experts…
The Kyiv Post Is Dead, Long Live the Kyiv Independent
The Kyiv Post was shut down by its owner, apparently following pressures from authorities. But its journalists do not seem to give up. On 8 November 2021 the Kyiv Post,…
Bulgarian Media: From Hero to Zero
Back in 2006, Bulgaria and France had something important in common. Both countries were ranked 35th on a list of 169 nations in the annual media freedom index of the…
Tech Platforms Must Be Regulated. The Question Is How.
Major digital platforms, such as Facebook and Google, are in a dominant position in several areas. They have a crucial role in controlling what information and opinions reach billions of…
How Advertisers Put Democracy in Danger by Enabling Disinformation
Disinformation and calls to violence clearly helped fuel the recent assault on our nation’s capitol, and an ongoing flood of disinformation now continues to subvert the reality of what happened. Yet as…
Internet Freedom in Europe: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Turkey
An increasing number of governments are increasingly turning the screws on internet freedom. Funnily enough, they look at the EU for inspiration. When Judit Varga, Hungary’s justice minister, recently accused…
The Terrorist Assault on the Capitol
What happened is terrorism – the use of violence to achieve political ends. After Trump’s triumph in 2016, many of us speculated that violent mobs, reminiscent of fascist shock groups,…
Covid-19: morir por informar en México
Informar sobre la pandemia en América Latina está resultando más riesgoso que hacerlo en cualquier otra región del mundo. Las cifras que registran medios y organizaciones no gubernamentales muestran que…
Covid-19: Dying in Pursuit of Journalism in Mexico
Reporting on the pandemic in Latin America is proving riskier than in any other region of the world. Figures recorded by non-governmental organizations show that media outlets in countries such…
Conspiracy Theories: When People Need a Villain
Conspiracy theories need an outside actor to place blame, an actor who bolsters the “us vs them” aspects, and wealthy, influential figures like George Soros and Bill Gates fit the…
Nic Newman: “Divided Societies Seem to Trust the Media Less”
Nic Newman is a senior research associate at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford. As journalist and digital strategist, Mr Newman played a key role…
What Happens When Academia and Media Work Together
When journalists team up with university researchers, only good things can come of it. With scale and structure, this type of collaboration can solve many, if not all, of the…