Media Landscape and the State of the Freedom of Media in Selected ENP and EU Countries
Media landscape and the state of the freedom of media in selected ENP and EU countries Media analysis Warsaw 2019 Media landscape and the state of the freedom of media in selected ENP and EU countries Dominik Cagara, Michał Kobosko, Ewa Stasiak-Jazukiewicz, Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Anatoliy Martsynkovskyi, Natalia Moghilda Editors Dominik Cagara, Michał Kobosko Technical editor Marcin Sobala Published by College of Europe Natolin Campus Nowoursynowska 84 02-797 Warsaw, Poland This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the College of Europe, Natolin and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union. Unless otherwise indicated, this publication and its contents are the property of the Natolin Campus of the College of Europe. All rights reserved. College of Europe Natolin Campus ul. Nowoursynowska 84 PL 02-797 Warsaw, Poland www.coleuropenatolin.eu 2 ENP SOUTH Dr. Roxane Farmanfarmaian Social and political dimension of journalism (popular topics, EU journalists about ENP and ENP journalists about EU, how well are the regions covered amongst each other, trends, gaps, cultural differences in information expectations, sources of information) Regional overview: The restricted environment for political and investigative journalism in the region is a key issue for EU journalism, which focuses generally on practices of self-censorship, government manipulation of media, constraints on reportage, and protection of journalists. National and economic developments receive good coverage; EU reportage is less nuanced and informed about local and less mainstream mass media such as radio. It is particularly unskilled at assessing Islamic media popularity, influences and impacts, including both locally produced and regionally produced programming.
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