Media Governance and Industries Lab Blog

Category: European integration

  • Sense and Sensibility

    By Mikko Sihvonen It wasn’t just a stop the press moment; it was a genuine stop the press day. Few days in the post-War period have seen such a tide…

  • What does the Brexit Vote Say about Democracy and the EU?

    By Katharine Sarikakis I was woken up by the Guardian’s news alert notification that the UK had voted to leave the EU this morning. It was like waking to a…

  • European Union and cultural policy: EU for EUthanasia?

    By Olga Kolokytha  The news of the possible closing of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) was a shock for the cultural community. And the reason given, that funding was…

  • Media Regulation in Europe: Public vs. Political Agendas

    By Gabor Polyák[1] and Krisztina Rozgonyi[2] Media regulators in Europe are key actors in safeguarding pluralism, and their independence is a crucial factor in this role. However, there have been recent…

  • Wind of (good) change

    By Izabela Korbiel ‘Good change’ (in Polish, ‘dobra zmiana’) is the most repeated and powerful slogan of the new Polish government party, Prawo i Sprawiedliwosc (Law and Justice), and the…

  • Sexual harassment of female journalists at the workplace: What happens in Western Balkan Countries?

    By Gentiana Ramadani Sheena Shirani is a woman who broke the silence and spoke out over sexual harassment towards her. An Iranian newsreader at Press TV posted online a recording…

  • Film and Quotas in Europe  

    By Petar Mitric It does not take a lot of investigation to realize that quotas permeate almost every film and TV policy framework (regardless of time or place) when it…

  • UK Surveillance Bill Version 2.0 is Just as Dangerous

    By Anthony Mills Twitter: @AAMills UK Home Secretary Theresa May has unveiled a ‘revised’ version of the government’s proposed surveillance legislation, the Investigatory Powers Bill, after an initial draft was…

  • Connecting Worlds: Media, Academia, Policy

    By Katharine Sarikakis http://www.sarikakis.info/ Twitter: @grrlsrock Connecting the world of systematic enquiry, academia, and the ‘real’ world has never been easy, straightforward or even acceptable – from either side. The…

  • An Intro to Refugee-Tripping & Media Ethics

    By Anthony Mills Back in September, a Hungarian camerawoman was filmed apparently deliberately kicking two young refugees before tripping a Syrian refugee father holding his child as he ran near…

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