In democratic societies, a shared informational environment is considered a condition of civic and informed engagement and for a sound deliberative democracy. This common public sphere (Habermas) enables citizens to access facts, interpretations, and debates, which are a shared domain and define preconditions necessary for the legitimacy of democratic processes. In this context, the importance […]| Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom
by Antonio Manganelli and Maria Luce Mariniello The recently adopted Read More ... The post Blurring boundaries: the EMFA’s new framework for media concentration and pluralism appeared first on Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom
The ‘media pluralism test’ in the recently enacted European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) can be seen as the EU institutions’ key regulatory response to the need to protect media pluralism across the EU.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom
Dr. Dariia Opryshko, Philipp-Schwartz Fellow, University of Münster The need for Read More ... The post Media ownership transparency as a shield against foreign interference: the Ukrainian experience appeared first on Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom
EMFA's success depends on whether it can address the deeper structural dependencies that shape the European media ecosystem.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom
In the European Media Freedom Act, the European legislator directly addresses the issue of media pluralism in an unprecedented way.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom
In this blogpost we analyse article 22 of the European Media Freedom Act, which introduces the so-called “media plurality test” in the assessment of media market concentrations. After arguing the rationale of the new provision, we analyse its design, focusing on the scope and the criteria of the media plurality test.| Centre for Media Pluralism and Freedom