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Journalism Thrives in Slovakia Despite Growing Oligarchic Control

May 28, 2020
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Slovaks have access to a plethora of news platforms, but many of them are in the hands of powerful financial corporations, closely linked with political groups. Nevertheless, swelling demand for accurate, quality information boosts the country’s independent journalism.

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How Misinformation Became a Profitable Business in Eastern Europe

May 26, 2020
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In several eastern European countries, misinformation is a lucrative business, reliant on advertising revenue, and pulling in cash from a variety of other sources including government subsidies, crowdfunding, tax designations, donations and sales of merchandise.

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Dragomir and Rodríguez-Castro on Media Management for the Transmedia Scene

May 14, 2020
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The chapter, co-authored by our Director, Marius Dragomir, our Fellow, Marta Rodríguez-Castro and José M. Valero-Pastor uses some key trends in journalism collected as part of our Media Influence Matrix project.

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How Technology Changes Slovak Media

May 6, 2020
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Slovak news media are highly dependent on the distribution power of the global tech giants. That makes them highly vulnerable.

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Bognar on Press Freedom and Covid-19

May 5, 2020
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“While we are preoccupied with life under quarantine and the challenges of multiple levels of insecurity, some governments use Covid-19 to advance their agenda by legitimizing illegitimate ways of governance,” Eva Bognar, Senior Program Officer and Researcher at CMDS writes in her article published by the Ethical Journalism Network.

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