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Belarus at a Crossroads: Attitudes on Social and Political Change

Gwendolyn Sasse, Nadja Douglas, Regina Elsner, Félix Krawatzek, Julia Langbein

Berlin: Centre for East European and International Studies (ZOiS) (2021), 27 pp.

"Following months of mass antigovernment demonstrations in Belarus, this report widens the focus beyond the protesters and takes stock of the views and preferences of Belarusian citizens at a critical moment. A new ZOiS survey conducted in December 2020 among Belarusians aged between 16 and 64 revea ... more

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It is about their story: How China, Turkey and Russia influence the media in Africa

Dani Madrid-Morales, Deniz Börekci, Dieter Löffler, Anna Birkevich

Johannesburg: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2021), 130 pp.

"Looking at media involvement in Africa, one can only state that the continent is more important than ever. Next to traditional actors like the BBC or Radio France International, and to a smaller extent of Deutsche Welle or Radio Swiss International, there are new players. They do not seem to have t ... more

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Cyber Capabilities and National Power: A Net Assessment

London et al.: International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (2021), 174 pp.

"This report sets out a new methodology for assessing cyber power, and then applies it to 15 states: Four members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance – the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia; Three cyber-capable allies of the Five Eyes states – France, Israel and Japan; F ... more

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Building Trust in Journalism: Czech Republic

Lisa Clifford

Ethical Journalism Network (EJN);Evens Foundation;Fritt Ord Foundation (2021), 17 pp.

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Vibrant Information Barometer: Europe & Eurasia

Washington, DC: IREX (2021), 219 pp.

"The 2021 Europe & Eurasia Vibrant Information Barometer (VIBE) publication stands on the shoulders of IREX’s almost 20 years of the Media Sustainability Index (MSI), which was last published in 2019. Through VIBE, IREX aims to capture a modern era where many people around the world are simultaneo ... more

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Building Trust in Journalism: Slovakia

Aida Kaisy

Ethical Journalism Network (EJN);Evens Foundation;Fritt Ord Foundation (2021), 22 pp.

"This policy report provides an overview of the challenges and opportunities that the media are facing in Slovakia. Based on a number of interviews that took place with key Slovak media stakeholders, it finds that the Slovak media landscape is currently the freest of the Visegrad countries, despite ... more

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MFRR Report: Press Freedom Deteriorating in Slovenia Under Latest Janša Government

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) (2021), 26 pp.

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Why Conspirational Propaganda Works and What We Can Do About It: Audience Vulnerability and Resistance to Anti-Western, Pro-Kremlin Disinformation in Ukraine

Peter Pomerantsev et al.

London School of Economics and Political Science;Internews Ukraine;Cardiff University, Crime and Security Research Institute (2021), 45 pp.

"The most effective propaganda resonates with audiences’ underlying worldviews and personal experiences. In order to fight it, one has to understand the mindsets that it preys on. This paper sets out to do exactly that. We first track a set of Kremlin-aligned propaganda narratives across Ukrainian ... more

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From “Memory Wars” to a Common Future: Overcoming Polarisation in Ukraine

Arena;London School of Economics;Johns Hopkins University, SNF Agora Institute (2021), 95 pp.

"This project has explored the ways in which an independent, public service-spirited media could create content about historical issues that avoids playing into propaganda-driven divides, fosters a more constructive discourse around history and brings Ukrainians into a common national conversation. ... more

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Comparing Post-Socialist Media Systems: The Case of Southeast Europe

Zrinjka Peruško, Dina Vozab, Antonija Cuvalo

Routledge (2021), xvii, 301 pp.

"This book explains divergent media system trajectories in the countries in southeast Europe, and challenges the presumption that the common socialist experience critically influences a common outcome in media development after democratic transformations, by showing different remote and proximate co ... more

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Solidarity in the Media and Public Contention Over Refugees in Europe

Manlio Cinalli, Hans-Jörg Trenz, Verena K. Brändle, Olga Eisele, Christian Lahusen

Abingdon, Oxon; New York: Routledge (2021), xi, 207 pp.

"Focusing on the public sphere, the book follows the assumption that solidarity is a social value, political concept and legal principle that is discursively constructed in public contentions. The analysis refers systematically and comparatively to eight European countries, namely, Denmark, France, ... more

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Digital Disinformation: Evidence from Ukraine

Lennart Maschmeyer

Zürich: ETH Zürich, Center for Security Studies (CSS) (2021), 4 pp.

"There is a pervasive fear that information technology enhances the effectiveness of destabilizing disinformation campaigns. Yet evidence from Ukraine, the paradigmatic case of “hybrid war”, indicates this threat is overstated. Rather, traditional media remain far more influential. The prevailin ... more

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Digitale Diplomatie

Russland-Analysen, issue 398 (2021), pp. 1-18

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The Next Wave of Disruption: Emerging Market Media Use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. An Overview of New Technology Implementation in Emerging Market Media

Robert Shaw, Emiliana Garcia, Heghine Gyulnazaryan, Juan Melano, Jakub Parusinski, Alex Sabadan

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 63 pp.

"Just as in the global context, new tools are being used by the media in Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning (ALI/ML) is not limited to large, corporate media. But the reality of different news organisations with a variety of bu ... more

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The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2020
Quick Overview

Care International (2021), 25 pp.

"The analysis is based on online media coverage in five languages throughout the year. CARE sees a concerning trend of crises being neglected year after year. Six out of the ten crises are located on the African continent. The Central African Republic has appeared in the ranking for five consecutive ... more

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Persecution of Journalists and Mass Media in Belarus. August 1, 2020 - July 1, 2021

Reporters Without Borders (2021), 38 pp.

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Digitally Empowered Generation Equality: Women, Girls and ICT in the Context of COVID-19 in Selected Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership Countries

Geneva: ITU;UN Women (2021), vi, 90 pp.

"This report focuses on women and girls using, studying and working in digital technology in five Western Balkan States (Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia) and three Eastern Partnership countries (Ukraine, Georgia, and Republic of Moldova). On the su ... more

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In Media We (Dis)trust: Mapping Citizens' Concerns Over Media in Kosovo

Jeton Mehmeti

Ljubljana: South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (2021), 28 pp.

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Sexual Harassment in the Media: Russia Report

Cherilyn Ireton (ed.)

Paris: World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) (2021), 24 pp.

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Local Media Survival Guide 2022: How Journalism is Innovating to Find Sustainable Ways to Serve Local Communities Around the World and Fight Against Misinformation
Inspiring Practice

Jacqui Park

Vienna: International Press Institute (IPI) (2021), 81 pp.

"This report is meant to share the experiences and lessons of local media practitioners globally, and to build a community for networking and support. It’s about telling their story in their own voice – and helping all involved learn from one another. By talking to both new digital start-ups and ... more

The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2020 Quick Overview

Local Media Survival Guide 2022: How Journalism is Innovating to Find Sustainable Ways to Serve Local Communities Around the World and Fight Against Misinformation Inspiring Practice

The 10 Most Under-Reported Humanitarian Crises of 2020
Quick Overview

Local Media Survival Guide 2022: How Journalism is Innovating to Find Sustainable Ways to Serve Local Communities Around the World and Fight Against Misinformation
Inspiring Practice