To set out future-proof pathways to strengthen democracy through improving accountability, transparency and effectiveness of media production and expanding active and inclusive citizenship, the project aims to clarify the extent to which certain media under which conditions perform which democratic functions for which audiences, thus making it apparent what is at stake for democratic media - and for democracy itself.

Based on the research results, an interactive multi-layer map of European political information environments will be created, whose layers reflect the legal and regulatory framework and the democratically relevant features of media supply and demand. In addition, the obtained “real” map is to be confronted with a map of how European citizens envision the future media landscapes. By comparing these maps, conclusions can be drawn from congruencies and discrepancies between them, good practice examples can be identified, and guidelines can be derived to support developments that promote democracy and counteract phenomena that may jeopardize democracy. These guidelines will be addressed to policymakers, regulators, self-regulation bodies, media houses, journalists, NGOs, and citizens.

Project period: 3/2023 – 2/2026 (36 Monate)

Coordinator: Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW)

Partners:

1. UNIVERZITA KARLOVA (CZ)
2. LIBERA UNIVERSITA DI LINGUE E COMUNICAZIONE IULM (IT)
3. UNIWERSYTET JAGIELLONSKI (PL)
4. COMMIT - COMMUNITY MEDIEN INSTITUT (AT)
5. COFAC COOPERATIVA DE FORMACAO E ANIMACAO CULT (PT)
6. TALLINN UNIVERSITY (EE)
7. INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM (FR)
8. Coláiste Mhuire Gan Smál (IE)
9. MIROVNI INSTITUT (SI)

Contact:
Helmut Peissl (hp@commit.at) and Laurence Monnot (im@commit.at)
Josef Seethaler / Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (josef.seethaler(at)oeaw.ac.at)

Website: https://medemap.eu/

Cordis: Horizon Europe Project 101094984

Funding: HORIZON Europe