[ecrea] Democracy under Pressure, new reports released

the Media Governance and Industries Research Lab is very glad to 
announce three recently released reports of the series /Democracy under 
Pressure/
The reports and created databases are accessible online from the 
following links:


          Far-Right Nationalism and Populism in Europe: Assaults on
          Press Freedom

http://mediagovernance.univie.ac.at/democracy-under-pressure/far-right-nationalism-and-populism/


This study examines press freedom in 12 European countries in the 
context of the threat posed to the watchdog role of independent 
journalism in democracies by far-right and populist political parties. 
The countries examined are: Austria; Bosnia & Herzegovina; Bulgaria; 
Croatia; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Montenegro; Poland; Romania; 
and Serbia. The time period covered is 2012-2016 inclusive, which marks 
a rise in support for far-right and populist parties in a number of 
European countries.


          Assaults on Journalists: An investigation of the period
          2000-2016

http://mediagovernance.univie.ac.at/democracy-under-pressure/assaults-on-journalists-in-europe/



          The period between 2000-2016 has seen a clear increase in the
          assaults against journalists. Our study identified over 1000
          cases of assault with 2016 being the worst year for European
          journalism.

and*Killings of Journalists Worldwide: The full cost of a Free Press* 
http://mediagovernance.univie.ac.at/democracy-under-pressure/killings-of-journalists-worldwide-the-full-cost-of-a-free-press/ 


2294 journalists were killed in the period 2000-2016 worldwide. The 
study found that the number of killed journalists, even when accounting 
for definitional conflicts, far exceeds the most cited numbers currently 
in public debate.

If you have comments, questions or suggestions regarding the reports, 
please share with us. We also invite you to use the material and 
databases in your classes and for further research.

Izabela Korbiel
Research Assistant
Media Governance and Industries Research Lab
Institut für Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft, Universität Wien
Währinger Straße 29, 7.32
1090 Wien
http://olive.univie.ac.at
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