The EU’s Media Pluralism Monitor research project assesses the health of national media ecosystems but what about the bigger picture beyond compliance and the risks to Europe’s information space as a whole?
Articles on Media freedom
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New Zealand compares well on global measures of freedom, happiness and transparency. But rankings in some important areas, including climate, drag the averages down.
In the years since the 2020 introduction Hong Kong’s National Security Law, press freedom has slowly been limited. Lai’s conviction symbolises its end.
The Turkish authorities use a range of tools – including arrests, forced takeovers and regulatory pressure – to silence critical voices.
The old dictum that the press promotes the views of those who own and support it was as true during slavery and apartheid as it is now.
A new book explores how media outlets are controlled by powerful forces, from governments to corporations, in Africa and Latin America.
A legal fight over a US news organisation’s ability to report from the White House has significant parallels to a new play on Broadway.
The Washington Post has won an international reputation for its journalism. But recent changes are threatening its status as an icon.
Independent journalism at one of the most well-recognised names in US broadcasting, the Voice of America, could be the target of a new Trump-backed initiative.
Al Jazeera is facing another challenge to its reporting on the Israel-Gaza conflict: it is now being banned by the Palestinian Authority.
The closure of a popular radio station in Istanbul is one of the latest assaults on press freedom in Turkey.
Senegal elections are offering citizens a peaceful, legal way to influence their leadership and government.
There’s been a gradual erosion of democratic rights and liberties in the island of Mauritius.
The state’s efforts to quell public protests show some worrying similarities to the past.
My own ordeal in Egypt, where I was imprisoned on terrorism charges, was nothing compared to Assange’s. But I understand the weird blend of elation, confusion and disorientation sudden release brings.
China’s attitudes to journalists who expose stories that criticise the government are reflected in a recent case.
Important factors, such as conflict, are central to understanding a country’s degree of press freedom, development and democratisation.
Meta is getting out of the news business to avoid paying for journalism under the Australian Government’s News Media Bargaining Code - but no one is surprised.
Meta’s announcement it will stop paying for news poses a threat. High-quality news is expensive, but important. Do we need economic measures that somehow get the public to pay for it?
New statistics show a spike in the amount of journalists jailed in the country. To protect its democracy, Israel needs to be transparent about why members of the media are arrested.
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Associate Professor, School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Full Professor in Journalism, Dublin City University
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Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University
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Professor of Journalism and Social Media, Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Caxton Professor of Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Journalism, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, Journalism, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University