Get on TRACK – The relevance, authority and impact of EU media councils and how to improve these where necessary
From July 2023 to June 2025, the Council for Journalism conducted research as part of the EU-funded project ‘Media Councils in a Digital Age’ into the strengths and weaknesses of European media councils and the challenges they face. The report introduces the TRACK model (Transparency, Representation, Awareness, Commitment and Knowledge), setting out criteria for an effective system of media councils. The model was developed based on input from 144 experts and stakeholders from 18 EU Member States.
The report is available here.
Press Councils in Western Europe
From September 2007 to July 2008, the Council for Journalism, with funding from the Press Incentive Fund, carried out a comparative study across various European countries – Belgium (Flanders), the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden – to examine their procedures and budgets. The report is available here.