Expected Impacts

MEDIADEM is expected to:

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• Reach a thorough understanding of the conditions under which the media can perform their democratic functions and foster democratic discourse and civic engagement.
• Generate new knowledge on how media freedom and independence can be safeguarded and promoted.
• Provide new insights into the contribution of new media services to media freedom and independence.
• Foster dialogue between policy makers, media professionals, the research community and civil society on the role of the media for democracy.