[ecrea] MEDIADEM Case study reports – Does media policy promote media freedom and independence?

Dear Madam/Sir

We are pleased to inform you that 14 case study reports discussing the 
policy processes and the regulatory tools that have a bearing on the 
development of free and independent media in the countries covered by 
the MEDIADEM project have been published. MEDIADEM (European Media 
Policies Revisited: Valuing & Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in 
Contemporary Democratic Systems) is a European interdisciplinary 
research project, aimed at examining the factors that promote or hinder 
policy development for media freedom and independence. The case study 
reports engage in an empirical study of the institutional dynamics of 
media policy-making in the countries under review. They also examine the 
regulatory framework governing the media, investigating whether the 
domestic rules, as enacted and implemented, facilitate the development 
of free and independent media. The methodology employed for the case 
study reports combines an examination of primary resources, secondary 
literature and semi-structured interviews with policy-makers, 
journalists and independent media regulators, amongst others.

In more detail, the reports:

•    Identify the institutional structures and the actors involved in 
media policy formulation and implementation, inquiring into the values 
that guide their activities, in particular freedom of expression and the 
right to information;
•    Investigate the formulation and implementation of the legal rules 
concerned with the configuration of the media market and the 
diversification of media content;
•    Examine journalists’ professional practices and autonomy;
•    Explore the media literacy initiatives adopted at a state and 
non-state level, the degree to which they are underpinned by freedom of 
expression and information standards, and media transparency.

The case study reports are available at: 
http://www.mediadem.eliamep.gr/findings/.

More information about the MEDIADEM project and its research findings 
can be found at: www.mediadem.eliamep.gr <http://www.mediadem.eliamep.gr>.

Kind regards
Anna Kandyla

Anna Kandyla
Research Assistant
Project title: European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing & Reclaiming 
Free and Independent Media in Contemporary Democratic Systems (MEDIADEM)

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