This document outlines the program for a conference on monitoring media pluralism in Europe. It discusses the Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM), which has assessed media pluralism in EU countries and others since 2014. The MPM uses a comprehensive questionnaire across four areas and 20 indicators to evaluate 200 variables from primary and secondary sources. It analyzes different types of legacy and digital media. A risk-based approach uses a traffic light system to indicate the level of risk to media pluralism in each country.

1. MONITORING MEDIA PLURALISM IN EUROPE:
BETWEEN OLD RISKS AND NEW THREATS
Welcome by Pier Luigi Parcu, CMPF
Albert Borschette Congress Centre, Brussels
7 December 2018

2. PROGRAMME:
MPM of today (morning)
MPM of tomorrow (afternoon)

3. The Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM)
1) 2014: Pilot testing in 9 EU countries
2) 2015: Pilot testing in 19 EU countries
3) 2016: MPM application in EU28, Montenegro & Turkey
4) 2017: MPM application in EU28, Serbia, FYRoM & Turkey
(...)
MPM2020

4. MPM approach - broad notion of pluralism

5. MPM method
Scope of the analysis:
Different types of news media are covered: legacy
media (print, radio and audiovisual) and native digital
media.
Relevance of online information intermediaries with
media-like functions that have an impact on public
opinion

6. MPM method
▪ Comprehensive questionnaire:
▪ 4 areas - 20 indicators - 200 variables (qual. and quant.)
▪ National expert teams
▪ Primary sources and secondary data (e.g. Eurostat, GMMP, NRA
data)
▪ Interviews (experts in media literacy, minorities)
▪ Peer review (group of experts)
▪ Online platform for data collection
▪ Algorithm to calculate the risk (balance between legal, economic
and socio-political variables)

7. Risk-based approach
Traffic light system:
High
Medium
Low

8. Areas and Indicators
Political independence of
media

9. Thank you.
Email: cmpf@eui.eu
@CmpfEui