Trust in Media

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Trust in Media

Public Service Media are the most trusted source for news in 61% of European countries according to this EBU report. 

European Broadcasting Union

“This report brings you insights on how people are turning to public service media news content as an essential trusted source at a time of crisis such as COVID-19.”

The new 2020 Trust in Media report includes an infographic and the dataset. Open access, login required.

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Achieving Viability for Public Service Media in Challenging Settings

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Achieving Viability for Public Service Media in Challenging Settings

A Holistic Approach
James Deane, Pierre François Docquir, Winston Mano, Tarik Sabry, Naomi Sakr

Part of the CAMRI Policy Briefs series.

Multiple international organisations recognise the value of public service media (PSM) as an essential component of democratisation. Yet how can PSM achieve viability in settings where models of media independence and credibility are unfamiliar or rejected by political leaders? This Policy Brief considers the issues, research and policy options around achieving viability for PSM. It concludes with six recommendations that are relevant to policymakers, practitioners and media studies specialists

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The Value of PSM

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The Value of PSM

This European Broadcast Union publication from January 2020 showcases the value that public service media brings to European citizens.

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Media Influence Matrix

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Media Influence Matrix Project

Central European University’s Centre for Media, Data and Society (CEU-CMDS) 

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Launched in 2017, the CMDS project maps and assesses “the state of journalism on a country-by-country basis”. Country reports include articles, analytical papers and data sets that aim to answer questions on regulation, funding and technology.

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The Next Newsroom

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The Next Newsroom

Unlocking the power of AI for public service journalism

Atte Jääskeläinen and Maike Olij, EBU

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The report sorts out real strategic opportunities from hype, and gives 30 concrete examples of successful projects and toolboxes and recommendations for news organisations. Login is required.

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The Journalism AI

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The Journalism AI

Charlie Beckett

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The Journalism AI report is based on a survey of 71 news organisations in 32 different countries regarding artificial intelligence and associated technologies. A wide range of journalists working with AI answered questions about their understanding of AI, how it was used in their newsrooms, and their views on the wider potential and risks for the news industry.

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A Pillar of Democracy on Shaky Ground

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A Pillar of Democracy on Shaky Ground

Kondrad Adenauer Stiftung

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This report gives an overview of public service media in South East Europe; referring to the ten countries, which the Media Programme of the KonradAdenauer-Stiftung covers. From Croatia to North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the Republic of Moldova, liberalised media markets have emerged following the collapse of socialism and its state-controlled media systems. State broadcasters have become public service media. For the first time, essential information about individual public broadcasters is being gathered. Media experts from the respective countries write, among other things, about the history, the legal framework, the financing model and organisational structures in place. The chapters are supplemented with the results of a A Pillar of Democracy on Shaky Ground vi recent representative opinion poll commissioned by the Media Programme and conducted by the research institute Ipsos.

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Future and Emerging Technologies for the Media Sector

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Future and Emerging Technologies for the Media Sector

MediaRoad

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The second Vision Paper by MediaRoad’s Policy Hub analyses the potential impact of six technological trends (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Immersive technologies, Blockchain, 5G, Internet of Things (IoT) and Convergence) on the media sector together with their political, social and economic consequences.

Based on the analysis, the paper puts forward policy recommendations with the aim of supporting a positive impact of these technologies on European society. The technological trends considered are at different stages of development and, as a consequence, some of them have already consistent European policy and legal frameworks established and running; others are at a less mature stage of development and societal appropriation.

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First Draft’s Essential Guide to Responsible Reporting in an Age of Information Disorder

First Draft’s Essential Guide to

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Responsible Reporting in an Age of Information Disorder (PDF)

First Draft

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This guide helps to spark discussions on best editorial practice in approaching and covering issues such as terrorism, conspiracy theories, manipulated content in an age of technological innovations and information disorder. 

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Democracy & PSM

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Democracy & PSM

EBU

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A healthy democracy is strongly linked to a healthy public service media.

‘Democracy & PSM’ demonstrates how countries with robust public service broadcasting systematically rank higher in core democratic indicators. Our correlations show the benefits associated with a strong and well-funded public broadcaster.

The research shows that in countries where PSM is well-funded and enjoys a high market share:

  • People are more active in politics
  • There is more political stability and an absence of violence
  • Corruption is under control

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