Media Power Monitor Old Collection (2015-2023)
The Twitter Savvy News Media in Latin America
In Latin America, the Twitter news market is in the hands of the big nations such as Mexico and Brazil. When it comes to truly effective news operations, though, smaller…
Damian Radcliffe: Stop Talking About an Industry That Has One Foot in the Grave
“There is a lot more optimism about the future of the local media industry than perhaps you might expect,” says Damian Radcliffe, professor of journalism at the University of Oregon…
Andras Petho: Time to Study Psychology in Journalism Schools
Interview with Andras Petho, co-founder of Hungarian investigative journalism outlet Direkt36 Andras Petho spent much of his 15-year journalism career at the Hungarian news site Origo, which he left under…
Controlling the Message in Romania to Lock up the Election in Hungary
The Hungarian government gobbles up media wherever its citizens live. With the recent expansion into Romania’s media, their control over the electorate is nearing completion. A well-respected journalist based in…
Facebook News Media: The Heroes and Zeros
One would expect the richer western newsrooms to be more agile in commanding online audiences; however, it is news outlets in less developed markets that are far more effective in…
Catalan Referendum: Si Democracia, Yes for Chaos
Madrid failed to show sympathy for, or pay enough attention to, Catalunya. That cost them dearly. Red and yellow striped flags, emblazoned with the blue star of independence, hang from one…
Facebook’s Fake News Fighters Punish Italian Satirical Website
A popular satire website in Italy found out what happens when Facebook loses its sense of humor: they see fake news everywhere. Publishing under the slogan “The filth that makes…
Media on Facebook: Who Is Winning in Asia?
Chinese and Indian news media command millions of followers on Facebook – but it is in the much tinier Myanmar where news media is really effective? Today, we released the Facebook…
Cambodia Daily: Sudden Death, Khmer Style
Cambodia Daily is shutting down operations after nearly a quarter-century in business. An outright dictatorship is on the horizon. The journalists of Cambodia Daily newspaper delivered their last piece of investigative journalism on…
Philippine Daily Inquirer: Fearless No More?
The sale of a majority stake in the Philippine Daily Inquirer raises concerns about the newspaper’s fabled fearlessness. On 17 July 2017, Marixi Prieto, the chair of the Inquirer Group of Companies, which…
Russian Television in Moldova: Winning Hearts and Minds
With blistering attacks on the west and extolling coverage of Russia’s head honchos, Russian TV channels are making inroads in Moldova’s media market. In a 2011 film, the Marvel Comics…
Yong Jin Kim: Nonprofit Investigative Journalism Is the Answer
Interview with the investigative journalist Yong Jin Kim of South Korea Around the turn of the millennium, Yong Jin Kim organized and led the first investigative unit in Korean Broadcasting…
Estonian Daily Postimees: Journalists Ward off Ownership Meddling
Journalists at the biggest Estonian daily newspaper confront intrusive management. “To our knowledge, for the first time in the history of Postimees, we are told about what [to write] and how…
Bopha Phorn: I Love Chasing Hidden Information
Interview with Bopha Phorn, Cambodian investigative journalist Bopha Phorn is a stringer for the Voice of America (VoA) Khmer language service and a part-time lecturer in media and communication at…
The Big Facebook Boys in the Russian Commonwealth
Facebook is not particularly popular in the former Soviet Union space when it comes to news media. Outside Russia, though, Facebook news media from other CIS nations are steadily building…
Big Brother Building in Romania Phase Two
The companies chosen to build the EU-funded data collection system for Romania’s intelligence agency are hardly the cleanest. In late May 2017, the Romanian Information Service (SRI), Romania’s intelligence agency,…
The News of Eastern Europe: Brought to You by Russia
For ten years, the Russian government has built media across eastern Europe. They are becoming a fearsome player in the region’s media market. Last March, far-right British activist Jim Dowson…
Estonian Public Media Gets Government Manpower
The appointment of a high government official in the body that governs Estonia’s public broadcaster is opening a can of worms. He promises to keep his two hats apart –…
Why Good Journalism Lost to Noisy Populists
Open society media camp has lost the information war with the often inarticulate, yet vociferous, populist lot. To gain back the trust of the masses, they have to learn a…
Marcela Turati: Expose the Hidden Interests of Big Media Companies
Interview with award-winning investigative journalist Marcela Turati, Marcela Turati is an investigative journalist who specializes in covering the impact of Mexican drug war on society. Marcela Turati also has experience in human…