Yani Kartalis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen.
Greece ranks low in global media freedom indices despite having one of the EU’s most fragmented digital media landscapes. This presentation examines whether this quantitative pluralism translates into genuine diversity in content. Drawing on a comprehensive mapping of all Greek online media and its content, it empirically investigates how ownership shapes content diversity.
The talk presents the results of a research project funded by the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE, introducing LLM-based methods for comparing news content and a new comprehensive dataset on the Greek online media ecosystem. Together, these contributions shed light on the “paradox of media (un)freedom” in Greece and open avenues for further empirical research.
Meet our speaker and chair
Yani Kartalis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Copenhagen as well as a Research Fellow at the Lisbon University Institute.
Professor Vassilis Monastiriotis is Director of the LSE Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus - Hellenic Observatory, Professor in Political Economy and Eleftherios Venizelos Chair of Contemporary Greek Studies at the European Institute, LSE.
The Hellenic Observatory (@HO_LSE) is internationally recognised as a leading research centre on contemporary Greece and Cyprus. In 2024, it became the LSE Centre for Research on Contemporary Greece and Cyprus with a strategy to expand its research base within LSE and beyond. The Centre produces world-leading, non-partisan research, critically engaging with key issues and fostering debate among academics, policymakers, and the public. Its work spans academic research, knowledge exchange, and policy impact.
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