Romania
News Media on European Twitter: Who Are the Top Dogs?

Romanian Regulator Wants to Ban Broadcasting of Funerals
Twitter Index in the Russian space
Controlling the Message in Romania to Lock up the Election in Hungary
Russian Television in Moldova: Winning Hearts and Minds
Big Brother Building in Romania Phase Two
Facebook News Ranking in Europe: Who Are the Top Dogs?
EU Helps Romanian Intelligence Agency to Officially Become Big Brother
Catalin Tolontan: How a Romanian Sports Reporter Turned Into a Bold and Audacious Muckraker
Paul Radu: Journalists Must Uncover the Media’s Masters
Sky News Report on Illegal Arms Trafficking in Romania: A Massive Journalistic Blunder?
Sky News Investigative Report Turns out to Be Bogus
The Romanian Public Television on the Brink of Insolvency
Public Service Media in Europe: Exit Through the Back Door?
Recent turbulence at the Polish public broadcaster was seen by some observers as another political football game. Public broadcasting will survive any market or policy changes, however tumultuous they are, they say. But Minna Aslama argues that public TV has fallen out of political favor in many countries now. Even well-established broadcasters in western countries are likely to be dramatically downsized.
Poland has been featured in global news in the past weeks. A controversial law was passed that allowed the replacement of the directors of Polish public TV and radio with political appointees.
Internet Providers in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union: Non-Transparent, Dubious, Politically Linked
How a Corrupt Minister in Romania Brought Media, Journalists and Bloggers to Clobber a Journalistic Investigation
“Two bloggers cost €1,200, VAT included. Some of those big bloggers.” This is what an online media advisor in Romania replied when asked whether she could place a piece written by Elena Udrea, a former tourism and regional development minister in Romania, on a popular blog.
The Key Media Owners in Romania Have All Fell Foul of Law
They started television stations two decades ago and acted as the “merchants of hope” as they were selling glittering realities Romanians were craving for. More than 20 years later, television in Romania is an affair blemished by scandals, pressures and unlawfulness.
Organizations such as Freedom House or Reporters Without Borders continue to rate Romania high on the scale of media freedom. This is not necessarily inaccurate if one looks for example at access to information and freedom of speech. And yes, in theory, any honest journalist can enjoy full professional freedom if they write on their blog or on a few alternative platforms. They might also enjoy freedom in mainstream media, but only until they intersect with the interests of media owners. That is the true limit of Romanian media freedom.