http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media The Media Program assists in the development and establishment of media systems marked by freedom, pluralism, and the inclusion of minority voices and opinions. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-netherlands-20120123 Thanks to unprecedented opportunities for new ways of doing journalism, connecting to audiences or mobilizing civil society, and getting one's voice heard, a new media ecology seems to be taking shape in the Netherlands. However, the challenges are great. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:11:09 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-netherlands-20120123 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-social-media-and-news-20120117 With research showing that most internet users stumble across news online while looking for something else, news organizations can no more ignore social media than they can ignore the communities they seek to serve (and the markets which its advertisers seek to reach). Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:15:38 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-social-media-and-news-20120117 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-serbia-20111215 Without mechanisms to render media ownership transparent, Serbia's media sector will not achieve its potential for independence and diversity, according to this report. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 07:27:09 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-serbia-20111215 http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-latvia-20111205 Digitization has not led to better quality journalism, nor has it increased the volume of original news content in Latvia, according to this report. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:45:04 EST http://www.soros.org/initiatives/media/articles_publications/publications/mapping-digital-media-latvia-20111205 http://blog.soros.org/2011/10/the-impact-of-media-digitization-on-sweden/ Sweden is a highly connected, internet-savvy country that still has a large newspaper readership and a strong local and regional press. It offers an intriguing test case for studying the impact of media digitization on journalism and democracy. Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:12:23 EST http://blog.soros.org/2011/10/the-impact-of-media-digitization-on-sweden/ http://blog.soros.org/2011/08/why-net-neutrality-matters/ Net neutrality is far more than an arcane technical discussion: the internet's potential to spur democracy, innovation, and freedom of expression may be at stake. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:55:10 EST http://blog.soros.org/2011/08/why-net-neutrality-matters/