A monitor of media ownership in Europe
Enhancing transparency in ownership and control of European news
Enhancing transparency in ownership and control of European news
The European Democracy Action Plan, presented by the European Commission in December 2020, intends to empower citizens and make EU democracies more resilient. As part of this plan, it expects to enhance transparency in ownership and control of news media. The Euromedia Ownership Monitor (EurOMo) is a pilot project to fulfil this objective. In 2022, it published:
We collect and organise data available in public sources of each country. In each participant country, we consider information about direct and ultimate ownership of news media, cross-market operation, editorial responsibility, funding and revenues, role of algorithmic filtering, legal framework, role of National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), among others.
The EurOMo is operationalised by national teams in each participant country, which are researchers in Higher Education Institutions or independent research institutes. The University of Salzburg coordinates the consortium. The European Commission co-funds the project.
The EurOMo is a monitoring instrument of media ownership transparency in Europe. It is operated by a consortium of 15 Higher Education Institutions and research institutes, coordinated by the University of Salzburg. It is co-funded by the European Commission.
Prof. Josef Trappel
[email protected], +43 8044 4167
Dr. Tales Tomaz
[email protected], +43 8044 4195
Dept. of Communication Studies
University of Salzburg
Rudolfskai 42, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
