The goal
The Media Capture Risk Map identifies where citizens’ access to reliable and independent information is at risk across 27 EU Member States, four Western Balkan EU candidate countries (Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia), and Türkiye. It highlights contexts in which particularistic political, economic, technological interests undermine the democratic ideal of an informed citizenry, thereby weakening the conditions for democratic accountability and public debate.
Who and what
The Media Capture Risk Map was developed under the coordination of the University of Perugia, which provided the overall scientific and methodological guidance, in cooperation with the other WP7 partners of the BRIDGEGAP project. Together, the team elaborated a theoretical framework that conceptualizes media capture risk and translates it into a set of measurable dimensions and indicators.
The selection of data follows from the operationalization of this concept and defines the methodology used to collect, assess, and compare evidence across countries. The University of Perugia research team was responsible for data collection and evaluation. For the full list of contributors, please see the BRIDGEGAP research consortium.
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