In February 2025, the Faculty of Social Sciences at Charles University will host a conference titled “Regulation and Accountability in a Hybrid Media System: Content Creators, Algorithmic Plurality, and Online Platforms.” This conference is organized within the framework of the ReMeD project, coordinated by doc. Němcová Tejkalová at Charles University. For this conference, ReMeD thematically collaborates with…
As new players gain ground alongside professional journalists in the news industry, UNESCO published a global study entitled ‘Behind The Screens: Insights from Digital Content Creators’. The report provides interesting insights on the way digital content creators consider their work, and highlights their vulnerability to mis- and disinformation. Who are these “influencers”? In her report,…
Jordi Rodríguez Virgili is a Doctor at the Universidad de Navarra, Spain Other results of the U.S. presidential election: conversational podcasts and influencers win out over traditional media Traditional media lose prominence In addition to Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party, another of the big losers of these elections was…
Callum Craig Callum Craig is a Postdoctoral Researcher at DCU Institute of Future Media, Democracy and Society (FUJO), Dublin City University Donald Trump’s surprise return to the presidency has unfolded within a media landscape largely unchanged since his defeat four years prior. Liberal-leaning outlets have maintained and, in some cases, escalated their focus on fact-checking…
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…
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…
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…
Assistant Professor and Researcher at the Institute of Nordic and Media Studies at University of Agder in Norway Abit Hoxha published this opinion piece in Balkan Insight, “It’s Time Kosovo’s Govt Condemned its Army of Cyber-Bullies” (26 March 2024).
