Link Collection

This is a collection of online resources that provide useful background and meta information on the media landscape in Europe. All resources are curated by the Meteor Team (WP3 of the OPTED Consortium) and the list is updated irregularly.

Circulation and Audience Size

Global
Austria
  • ÖAK: Circulation of newspapers (Austria)
  • Media Analyse: Reach per print newspaper (Austria)
Belgium
  • CIM: Information about media circulation and reach (Belgium)
Denmark
  • Danske Medier: Information about media circulation and reach (Denmark)
Finland
Germany
  • IVW: Circulation of print media (Germany)
  • LAE: Readership of news media among decision makers (Germany)
Greece
  • EIHEA Circulation information on print media (Greece)
Italy
  • ADS: Circulation of media (Italy)

Media Organizations and Ownership

Global
  • Columbia Journalism Review: Ownership relations of global media organisations (USA, Global)
  • Media Ownership Monitor: Information about media ownership, reporters without borders (Global)
  • OpenCorporates: Large record of company registration data (Global)
  • Open Ownership: A nonprofit aiming to improve "transparency over who owns and controls companies". Large record of company ownership structures (Global)
  • Media Info: Information about media companies (UK, Ireland, Australia)
European Union
Austria
  • Aurelia: Detailed information about companies: employees, turnover, date of incorporation, etc. (Austria)
  • FirmenABC: Information about companies / registered businesses (Austria)
  • Vereinsregister: Registry of clubs or associations. (Austria)
Belgium
  • BCE: Company registry, lookup financial statements, audited accounts (Belgium)
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Germany
  • KEK-Online: Ownership database of news sources (Germany)
Hungary
Ireland
  • Media Ownership Ireland: Initiative of the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland provides a structured and searcheable reference database of Irish media outlets (Ireland)
Spain
  • Infocif: Company Register (Spain)
United Kingdom

Press Councils

Research, Surveys and Polls

Miscellaneous Information about Media

  • Eurotopics: News aggregator and information about media selected outlets (EU)
  • MediaDB: Information about the media landscape in German (EU)
  • DieMedien.at: Background information about media (Austria)

Alternative Media

  • PSIRAM: Wiki of "alternative belief systems". Contains information about various alternative media (English, German, French).
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