Euromedia Ownership Monitor (EurOMo)

This project suggests designing a central databank for information on media ownership in 15 member states of the European Union. These countries represent large and small states, as well as Western and Eastern countries, including countries with identified media ownership transparency risks. Four groups of indicators (structural, economic, performance, technical) will feed into the central database, which is scalable and accessible online. The theoretical approach is based on the structural ownership and on principle-agent theory. Methodological triangulation helps reducing the complexity of the project. An external board supervises all research operations.