Publications

Sandra Ristovska Analyzes Open-Source Investigation as a Genre of Conflict Reporting

Open-source investigation in conflict news “simultaneously opens up and limits opportunities for eyewitness images as a platform for voice,” our Fellow Sandra Ristovska writes in a new paper for the journal Journalism.

Marius Dragomir on Viktor Orbán’s Balancing Act

March 22, 2022

In a commentary published in five different languages, CMDS Director Marius Dragomir looks at why Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán speaks out against the war in Ukraine while ordering his media to spread pro-Russian misinformation.

The Impact of the War on News Media: What Journalists Expect

Many journalists expect a fall in advertising revenue, the closure of media outlets and increasing government control over the media as a consequence of the war in Ukraine, a new CMDS report finds.

Marius Dragomir on the Post-communist History of Romanian Media in New Book Chapter

February 17, 2022

CMDS Director Marius Dragomir analyzes the 30 years of post-communist history of media and journalism in Romania in a chapter in a new volume on the Romanian political system.

IPI Publishes Report in Collaboration with CMDS on the Role of Hungarian Capital in Foreign Media

February 11, 2022

The International Press Institute (IPI) today published a new report in collaboration with CMDS written by regional media experts and investigative journalists on the investment of Hungarian capital in foreign media and the implications for the spread of Viktor Orbán’s “illiberal” model of media control.