Czech media landscape “shifting towards domestic tycoons”
Prague, Czech Republic – A new study has warned of the growing concentration of the Czech media market in theContinue Reading
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Meet V4NA, Orbán’s new (English-friendly) propaganda tool
Ever since the 2010 election and Orban’s rise to power, Hungary has not been the same: constitutional reform (threatening Hungary’sContinue Reading
Hungary accuses Facebook of ‘censorship’ as clash with tech giant escalates
Budapest, Hungary – Earlier this week, the Hungarian government accused Facebook of “censorship” in the latest sign of growing tensions withContinue Reading
Slovakia: Jan Kuciak receives posthumous national journalism award
Bratislava, Slovakia – Jan Kuciak, the investigative reporter murdered one year ago with his fiancee, was awarded this week the nationalContinue Reading
Hungary angered by Nazi-inspired Orbán cartoon in Slovenia
Budapest, Hungary – A cartoon, published by Slovenian weekly Mladina and featuring Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban performing a NaziContinue Reading
Join the Kafkadesk team!
Kafkadesk is looking for eager young minds and talented pen(wo)men to join our growing team of regular writers and part-timeContinue Reading
Slovak and Polish stories shortlisted for European Press Prize 2019
Bratislava, Slovakia – Twenty three stories and reports were selected by the European Press Prize committee this year, hailing from overContinue Reading
Slovakia: European Parliament deplores “serious shortcomings” in rule of law
Bratislava, Slovakia – On Thursday, members of the European Parliament passed a resolution condemning the “continuous efforts of a growing numberContinue Reading
Mapping out Slovakia’s belief in conspiracy theories
Bratislava, Slovakia – Several studies have previously established quite clearly that Slovaks are the most conspiracy-prone nation in Central Europe.Continue Reading
Czech PM faces unlikely new threat over conflict of interest accusations
Prague, Czech Republic – Andrej Babis, the billionaire Czech Prime Minister and second richest man in the country, has longContinue Reading
Soros seeks to take over Poland’s second largest radio station
Warsaw, Poland – George Soros’ confrontation with the Hungarian government is well-known. Now, the show-down between the Hungarian-born American financierContinue Reading
BBC Earth makes Czech and Slovak debut
London, United Kingdom – BBC Earth, the British broadcaster’s commercial factual brand and documentary subscription television channel, will be expandingContinue Reading
Babiš’ Agrofert strengthens control over Czech and Slovak media landscape
Prague, Czech Republic – Mafra, the publishing house part of Agrofert, announced on Tuesday that it struck a deal withContinue Reading
Frida Kahlo exhibition in Budapest accused of “promoting communism”
Budapest, Hungary – To mark Frida Kahlo’s 111th birth anniversary, the National Gallery of Budapest hosts an exhibition on theContinue Reading
Kafkadesk is born!
Prague, Czech Republic – It all started on a cold winter evening by the Vltava. I hadn’t seen my brotherContinue Reading
