ABOUT THE STUDY
Disputes over Access grew out of interaction between journalists and civil servants in the Baltics
The Study Disputes over Access examines the efficiency of the Journalists’ Access to information mechanisms in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania and seeks to provide a basis for policy change that would lead to improved sustainability within journalism in the Baltic States. The empirical part of the Study analyses and contextualises fifteen disputes between journalists and public servants over restrictions to collect information. The Study concludes that practices of information provision to journalists differ in many aspects, and discusses the best and questionable practices, as well as, challenges journalists and civil servants face in different countries.
Report Team
Research Manager and Principal Investigator Dionizas Litvaitis
Freelance Journalist and Media Researcher, Finland/Lithuania
Investigator Dr. Halliki Harro-Loit
Professor of Journalism at The University of Tartu, Estonia
Investigator Karolis Vyšniauskas
Editor at Nara.lt, Lithuania
Investigator Anastasija Tetarenko-Supe
Editor at National Information Agency LETA, Latvia
Henry-Laur Allik
Journalist at Postimees, Estonia
Science Editor Dr. Gintarė Pocė
Researcher at The Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Methodology Consultant Dr. Klinta Ločmele
Researcher at The Advanced Social and Political Research Institute of The University of Latvia, Latvia
Language Editor Richard Schofield
Freelance Editor, Lithuania
Proofreader Noah Brehmer
Editor at Endash Proofreading Cooperative, Lithuania
Steering Committee
Vita Anda Tērauda
Ex-Chair, Media Policy Subcommittee, Human Rights and Social Affairs Committee, Parliament of Latvia, Latvia
Vytautas Kernagis
Member of The Culture Committee, Parliament of Lithuania, Lithuania
Dr. Andres Jõesaar
Adviser (Media) at The Ministry of Culture of Estonia, Estonia
Dr. Anda Rožukalne
Professor at Riga Stradiņš University, Public Media Ombudsperson, Latvia
Dr. Ragne Kõuts-Klemm
Associate Professor in Sociology of Journalism, Deputy Head of Research and Development at The Institute of Social Studies, University of Tartu, Estonia
Dr. Salla Nazarenko
International Ombudsman of The Finnish Journalists Union, Finland
Viktoras Daukšas
Head at Debunk.org, Lithuania
Nino Japarashvili
Senior Knowledge & Quality Officer at Free Press Unlimited, The Netherlands
Rugilė Trumpytė
Accountability Expert, CEO of The Diversity Charter, Lithuania
Natalija Bitiukova
Lawyer, Data Protection Officer at IKEA | CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Denmark
Helle Tiikmaa
Chair of The Board of The Estonian Journalists Union, Estonia
Dainius Radzevičius
Head of The Lithuanian Union of Journalists, Lithuania
Marius Dragomir
Director, Media and Journalism Research Institute, Spain
Erik Halkjaer
Vice President of The Reporters Without Borders Sweden, Sweden
The Study was funded by
The Study was produced by Balticada Investigations Studio in partnership with Reporters Without Borders
Balticada Investigations Studio is a non-profit and non-governmental organization that produces research and educational programs aiming to explore the fuzzy edges of the hegemonic knowledges that shape our political realities.
Reporters Without Borders is an international non-profit and non-governmental organization. It promotes the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information, acts for the freedom, pluralism, and independence of journalism, and defends those who embody these ideals.
