News and Research articles on Freedom of the media

Volume 15, Issue 2

Freedom of the media

Andrei Richter, Comenius University
Krisztina Rozgonyi, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Joan Barata Mir, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Monroe E. Price, University of Pennsylvania
PUBLISHED ON: 18 Jun 2026 DOI: 10.14763/2026.2.2103

Freedom of the media must evolve beyond institutional protection to safeguard citizens’ epistemic agency in digital societies where platforms and AI systems shape what we know and how we participate in democracy.

KEYWORDS: Freedom of the media, Media freedom, Epistemic power, Digital governance, Democratic participation
Data protection

President signs Turkish draconian internet law

Monika Ermert, Heise, Intellectual Property Watch, VDI-Nachrichten

PUBLISHED ON: 21 Feb 2014

Turkish business leaders, internet researchers and the Council of Europe were quick to reply when Turkish President Abdullah Gül went on to sign a package of draconian internet laws on February 18. The new legislation matters, not only for Turkey.