In the current digital age, media governance is facing a number of challenges. In this interview, Professor Mercedes Medina of Navarra University offers expert insight into the role of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) and the importance of pluralism and transparency in new business models. She is one of the lead researchers on the…
In March 2024, ReMeD published a report mapping EU-wide and national legislations regarding hate speech, Artificial Intelligence and disinformation. In this interview, the lead authors Anna Shavit and Kateřina Turková, researchers at Charles University (CZ), look back at the main findings and give an overview of the existing regulatory frameworks for social media platforms. What…
ReMeD researchers led by LMU Munich shed new light on the media actors in the periphery of journalism who are profoundly transforming the information sector. In this interview, Andreas Riedl, Research Associate at the Department of Media and Communication at LMU Munich, shares unique insights on their profiles, values and perceived influence of their roles…
As media boundaries blur in the digital age, Prof. Tales Tomaz of the University of Salzburg offers sharp insight into the forces transforming journalism today. As part of the ReMeD project, a major academic research carried out by eight European universities on media and technology, he explores how shifting audience habits, digital tools and economic…
Getting close to key actors As part of ReMeD, we carried out mini-ethnographies with 17 professional journalists, 15 alternative & community media content producers (alt/com producers from now onwards), and 16 citizens involved in the production, distribution and/or consumption of media across eight European countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain and United…
As part of the ReMed project, researchers from eight European countries are currently gathering, analysing, and comparing data on the practices of journalists and alternative media content producers, the influence of technology on their work, the perceptions and media consumption practices of citizens, and the role of EU regulations, particularly with regard to online platforms…
Evolving media regulations: National and EU-wide regulatory frameworks for social media platforms in relation to their role as media distributors Suchibrata Roy In the current period of rapid changes in digital technologies, the regulatory landscape for social media has become a critical concern for legislatures across Europe. The recent ReMeD project report has made a…
The Reuters Institute, in cooperation with Oxford University, recently published the Digital News Report 2024, revealing the worldwide latest trends in online news consumption. The report is set in a particular context of global elections and ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, feeding online news with misinformation and disinformation. This year, the report…
Another alarming report on the deterioration of media pluralism in Europe. The latest edition of the “Media Pluralism Monitor” (MPM2024) is out. Of the 32 European countries analysed, barely seven (Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and Lithuania) have a satisfactory situation. Everywhere else, European citizens are not fully guaranteed access to diversified and independent sources…
Growing information disconnection: 37% avoid news, eight points more than in 2023 Spain is one of the countries with the highest levels of information fatigue or overexposure to news (44%), one of the main causes of disconnection with current affairs. AURKEN SIERRA New generation gap: young people avoid news more (44%) than those over 35…
The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) entered into force on 7 May 2024. The new rules will fully apply at national level in each EU member state as of 8 August 2025. It has been said this is a historic act as the European Media Freedom Act, called “EMFA” is the first European regulation dealing…
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) organised on 18-19 September 2023 in Vienna a workshop on the challenges and opportunities posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in journalism, and its implications for ethics, jobs and authors’ rights. “AI in journalism doesn’t mean AI does journalism.” This is the approach taken by the Austrian news agency APA,…
The Reuters Institute, in collaboration with Oxford University, published on 14 June its global Digital News Report 2023, which focuses on how younger audiences consume news, and the trends of online engagement. It provides insights into the increasing prevalence of vertical videos and news podcasts. The influence of inflation, combined with an increasing phenomenon of “news avoidance”,…