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Marius Dragomir is an award-winning Romanian-British journalist and media scholar. He serves as the director of the Media and Journalism Research Center, a think tank that conducts academic and practice-oriented research in areas such as journalism, media freedom, and technology policy.

In 2025, Dragomir received the Media and Democracy Karol Jakubowicz Award, which recognized "the originality and thoroughness of his research, offering a systematic and pioneering perspective on media ownership, regulatory frameworks, and the complex relationship between media and politics.".[1]

Dragomir served as an expert for the Council of Europe's MSI-REF Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform[2] and wrote expert reports[3] as a consultant for the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine[4]. He was a Senior Knight Fellow with the Atlantic Council of the United States where he wrote a thesis about media reform in post-communist Europe.[5]

Dragomir's research has focused on media policy, in particular the phenomenon of media capture, which he has attempted to define and analyze in several studies and book chapters.[6][7][8][9] He also published reports and academic articles addressing issues such as public service media governance[10][11] and online disinformation.[12] In 2020, he authored a report for UNESCO examining editorial independence and the influence of state actors on private media[13]. This work informed a broader UNESCO report[14] published in 2022 on global trends in freedom of expression and media development. In addition, Dragomir has contributed chapters to edited volumes on topics such as state influence over private media and the challenges facing journalism in the digital environment,[15] European media policies[16], public service media[17] and sources of disinformation[18].

Dragomir's research has been cited in articles published by dozens of academic journals including European Journal of Communication[19], The Political Quarterly[20], Digital Journalism[21], The International Journal of Press/Politics[22], Journalism Practice[23], Journalism Studies[24], Media and Communication[25], Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism[26], Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly[27] and European Journal of Communication[28].

Dragomir has been cited by media outlets including The Atlantic[29], CNN[30], NPR[31] and Newsweek[32] and Financial Times[33]

Dragomir has led international research initiatives focused on media systems, journalism, and digital policy. These include Television Across Europe[34] and Mapping Digital Media,[35] both conducted with the Open Society Foundations, as well as Media Influence Matrix[36] and Global Media Finances Map,[37] developed under the Media and Journalism Research Center. He also created the State Media Monitor,[38] a project that analyzes the structure and role of public service media and state media across 170 countries, drawing on data collected over more than two decades.

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  1. ^ Sidyk-Furman, Dagmara. "VIII Edition (2025) - Polish Communication Association". www.ptks.pl. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  2. ^ Committee of Experts on Media Environment and Reform (MSI-REF): https://rm.coe.int/msi-ref-bil-list-members-final/16809cbd21
  3. ^ ДЕРЖАВНА ФІНАНСОВА ПІДТРИМКА МІСЦЕВИХ ДРУКОВАНИХ МЕДІА: СТАНДАРТИ РАДИ ЄВРОПИ ТА ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКІ ПРАКТИКИ https://rm.coe.int/state-financial-support-to-local-print-media-council-of-europe-standar/1680a44d27
  4. ^ State financial support of the local print media - discussion supported by the Joint EU-CoE Project https://www.coe.int/en/web/kyiv/-/state-financial-support-of-the-local-print-media-discussion-supported-by-the-joint-eu-coe-project
  5. ^ Fighting Legacy: Media Reform in Post-Communist Europe https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2003/08/2003-08-Fighting_Legacy_Media_Reform_in_Post-Communist_Europe.pdf
  6. ^ Whitehead, Peter (2019-05-21). "MDIF publishes report on media capture in Europe". MDIF. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  7. ^ Dragomir, Marius (2019). "Media Capture: Media Ownership, Oligarchs, and the Challenge of Developing Independent Media". In Benequista, N.; Abbott, S.; Rothman, P.; Mano, W. (eds.). International Media Development. Peter Lang. pp. 93–103. ISBN 978-1-4331-5150-7.
  8. ^ Dragomir, Marius (2024-08-06). "The Capture Effect: How Media Capture Affects Journalists, Markets and Audiences". Central European Journal of Communication. 17 (2(36)): 162–184. doi:10.51480/1899-5101.17.2(36).586. ISSN 3071-6837.
  9. ^ Dragomir, Marius (2024), Goyanes, Manuel; Cañedo, Azahara (eds.), "The Shift in Media Power: How Media Capture Is Changing the Game", Media Influence on Opinion Change and Democracy, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 11–25, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-70231-0_2, ISBN 978-3-031-70230-3, retrieved 2025-05-21
  10. ^ Horowitz, Minna; Cushion, Stephen; Dragomir, Marius; Gutiérrez Manjón, Sergio; Pantti, Mervi (2022-05-28). "A Framework for Assessing the Role of Public Service Media Organizations in Countering Disinformation". Digital Journalism. 10 (5): 843–865. doi:10.1080/21670811.2021.1987948. ISSN 2167-0811.
  11. ^ Dragomir, Marius; Túñez López, Miguel (2024-12-01). "How public service media are changing in the platform era: A comparative study across four European countries". European Journal of Communication. 39 (6): 608–624. doi:10.1177/02673231241290062. ISSN 0267-3231.
  12. ^ Dragomir, Marius; Rúas-Araújo, José; Horowitz, Minna (2024-01-13). "Beyond online disinformation: assessing national information resilience in four European countries". Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11 (1): 1–10. doi:10.1057/s41599-024-02605-5. ISSN 2662-9992.
  13. ^ Dragomir, Marius (2020). Reporting Facts: Free from Fear or Favour (Report). Paris: UNESCO. ISBN 978-9231004223.
  14. ^ "Journalism is a public good: World trends in freedom of expression and media development; Global report 2021/2022". unesdoc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  15. ^ Sixto-García, José; Quian, Alberto; Rodríguez-Vázquez, Ana-Isabel; Silva-Rodríguez, Alba; Soengas-Pérez, Xosé, eds. (2024). Journalism, Digital Media and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-63153-5. ISBN 978-3-031-63152-8.
  16. ^ "El espacio y el servicio público audiovisual en la sociedad digital. Tendencias, desafíos y transicionesEditorial Tirant Lo Blanch - Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch". editorial.tirant.com. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  17. ^ Rodríguez-Castro, Marta; Cañedo, Azahara; Dragomir, Marius (2024), Vaz Álvarez, Martín; Túñez López, José Miguel; C. Frazão Nogueira, Ana Gabriela (eds.), "Between Lifeboats and Roadmaps: Unleashing the Potential of Innovation Through Collaboration in Public Service Media", The Public Value Blueprint: Designing a New Public Service Media in the Digital Context, Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 83–93, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-60824-7_7, ISBN 978-3-031-60824-7, retrieved 2025-05-22
  18. ^ Dragomir, Marius; Aslama Horowitz, Minna (2024), Aslama Horowitz, Minna; Nieminen, Hannu; Lehtisaari, Katja; D'Arma, Alessandro (eds.), "Epistemic Violators: Disinformation in Central and Eastern Europe", Epistemic Rights in the Era of Digital Disruption, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 155–170, doi:10.1007/978-3-031-45976-4_11, ISBN 978-3-031-45976-4, retrieved 2025-05-22
  19. ^ Milosavljević, Marko; Poler, Melita (2024-10-01). "The role and accountability of the state as a news media owner in the contemporary media landscape". European Journal of Communication. 39 (5): 486–497. doi:10.1177/02673231241267145. ISSN 0267-3231.
  20. ^ Moore, Martin (2024). "Keeping Democracies Alive: The Role of Public Service Media". The Political Quarterly. 95 (1): 108–112. doi:10.1111/1467-923X.13359. ISSN 1467-923X.
  21. ^ Murschetz, Paul Clemens (2020-07-02). "State Aid for Independent News Journalism in the Public Interest? A Critical Debate of Government Funding Models and Principles, the Market Failure Paradigm, and Policy Efficacy". Digital Journalism. 8 (6): 720–739. doi:10.1080/21670811.2020.1732227. ISSN 2167-0811.
  22. ^ Sonnevend, Julia; Kövesdi, Veronika (2024-10-01). "More Than Just a Strongman: The Strategic Construction of Viktor Orbán's Charismatic Authority on Facebook". The International Journal of Press/Politics. 29 (4): 891–918. doi:10.1177/19401612231179120. ISSN 1940-1612.
  23. ^ Stępińska, Agnieszka; Szabó, Gabriella; Adamczewska, Kinga (2024-10-20). "Changes in Journalism in Politicized Media Systems: A Study on Newspapers in Poland and Hungary". Journalism Practice. 18 (9): 2433–2453. doi:10.1080/17512786.2024.2340541. ISSN 1751-2786.
  24. ^ Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro (2024-04-25). "The Precarity Trap: Modelling Non-Democratic Journalistic Practices Beyond Media Capture". Journalism Studies. 25 (6): 622–642. doi:10.1080/1461670X.2024.2322635. ISSN 1461-670X.
  25. ^ Urbán, Ágnes; Polyák, Gábor; Horváth, Kata (2023-10-19). "How Public Service Media Disinformation Shapes Hungarian Public Discourse". Media and Communication. 11 (4): 62–72. doi:10.17645/mac.v11i4.7148. ISSN 2183-2439.
  26. ^ Selva, M. (2020). Fighting words: journalism under assault in central and eastern Europe. Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. ISBN 978-1-907384-70-7.
  27. ^ Rantanen, Terhi (2021-03-01). "Toward Hybridity? Nationality, Ownership, and Governance of News Agencies in Europe". Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. 98 (1): 263–282. doi:10.1177/1077699020923605. ISSN 1077-6990.
  28. ^ Fernández Alonso, Isabel (2023-04-01). "Political power's media capture strategies in Spain (2016–2021)". European Journal of Communication. 38 (2): 117–131. doi:10.1177/02673231221111915. ISSN 0267-3231.
  29. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (2024-07-17). "Make America Hungary Again". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  30. ^ Gold, Hadas (2019-12-06). "Facebook's plans to label state media are complicated — and delayed | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  31. ^ Kakissis, Joanna (2019-05-13). "Hungarians Lose Faith In Government-Backed Newspapers". NPR. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  32. ^ Reynolds, Nick (2023-04-05). "Elon Musk labels NPR as state media, ignores actual state media". Newsweek. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  33. ^ Byrne, Andrew (2016-12-16). "Macedonia's fake news industry sets sights on Europe". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  34. ^ "Television Across Europe: Regulation, Policy, and Independence". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  35. ^ "Mapping Digital Media: Global Findings". www.opensocietyfoundations.org. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  36. ^ MJRC (2020-02-13). "Media Influence Matrix - Media and Journalism Research Center". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  37. ^ MJRC (2024-05-13). "Global Media Finances Map - Media and Journalism Research Center". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  38. ^ MJRC (2023-10-24). "Project Summary - Media and Journalism Research Center". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
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