This book explains divergent media system trajectories in the countries in southeast Europe,
and challenges the presumption that the common socialist experience critically influences a …

In this article, we use the hierarchy-of-influences model as a framework for examining the
ways in which media owners, managers and journalists perceive the influence exerted on …

Using digital ethnography and in-depth interviews, this study offers a comprehensive
understanding of how diaspora journalists maintain connections with their conflict-torn …

Strong arguments are made that freedom of information (FOI) laws can be particularly
beneficial in young democracies while providing an important tool that safeguards basic …

This study provides insights on how journalists in the Western Balkans conceptualize and
practice audience engagement during electoral campaigns. Taking a holistic approach, we …

This study tests the normative assumptions on the empowerment effects of freedom of
information (FOI) legislation on the press–government relationship in the context of new …

This mixed-methods study examines autonomy and shifts in the evolving digital news
industry. Autonomous agency of news workers is an essential indicator of how journalism …

Media systems where political parallelism co-exists with political clientelism have
contradictory influences on journalistic practices. Journalists are encouraged to actively …

This study examines media coverage of the 2019 anti-government protests in Montenegro.
Based on 13 in-depth interviews and a quantitative content analysis, the data shed light on …

This exploratory study introduces a human security framework to examine the challenges
that journalists face from daily professional and societal constraints and pressures when …