The Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) has published Independent by Exception: Global Findings of the State Media Monitor 2026, the annual global study of state and public media by…
While government-controlled media remain dominant, the space for independent public service broadcasting has shrunk to historic lows. The 2025 State Media Monitor reveals a further erosion of editorial independence in…
A bleaker picture emerges more and more as the propaganda war intensifies. In the past year, the government’s grip on state media has remained overwhelmingly strong, albeit with a slight…
More than 84% of the world’s state media are government-controlled, according to a new report from the Media and Journalism Research Center issued today. The government control over the state…
In a study released today, MJRC Director Marius Dragomir introduces a new tool to assess the editorial independence of the world’s state media and finds that nearly 80% of 546 state-administered media…