Reporters Without Borders declares “press freedom state of emergency” in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – The Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has declared a “press freedom state of emergency” in Poland,Continue Reading
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Will US-owned TVN media be kicked out of Poland?
Warsaw, Poland – The TVN24 television channel, Poland’s biggest private broadcaster owned by the US-based American Discovery Inc. franchise, willContinue Reading
Czech Radio’s Russian website blocked over 20-year-old article
Prague, Czech Republic – The Russian-language website of Radio Prague International has been blocked in Russia over a 20-year-old articleContinue Reading
In conspiracy-prone Czech Republic, young generations remain unconvinced by vaccine’s merits
Prague, Czech Republic – Despite a drastic decrease in vaccine scepticism, young Czechs remain unconvinced. In a country where conspiracyContinue Reading
The Hungarian government goes on the offense against Germany and Austria
Budapest, Hungary – I find it very irritating when a political commentator begins a discussion of what I consider toContinue Reading
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle to create Hungarian-language content
Budapest, Hungary – German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle will start creating content in Hungarian language, its director general Peter LimbourgContinue Reading
Slovak PM Matovic under fire for attacking journalists on anniversary of Kuciak’s murder
Bratislava, Slovakia – Prime Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) has faced a backlash after criticizing Slovak journalists on the third anniversaryContinue Reading
US worried about “declining media pluralism” in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – The United States is “deeply concerned about declining media pluralism” in Hungary, US State Department spokesperson NedContinue Reading
Hungary’s leading independent radio ordered off the air
Budapest, Hungary – Klubradio, one of Hungary’s last independent radio stations, will be forced to go off the air onContinue Reading
Democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism: A Hungarian perspective (1/2)
Budapest, Hungary – Even with the polls not looking so good for the world’s favorite populist authoritarian wanna-be Donald Trump, it’s difficultContinue Reading
Czech tycoon pledges 200,000€ donation to independent Hungarian media
Budapest, Hungary – Economia, one of the largest Czech media conglomerates owned by tycoon Zdenek Bakala, has pledged the heftyContinue Reading
What people got wrong about the COVID-19 pandemic in Central and Eastern Europe
Prague, Czech Republic- Last spring, as the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting Europe, it was impossible notContinue Reading
Interview: “Telex has learnt the lessons from the fate of Index.hu”
Interview with Hungarian journalist Veronika Munk, founder and editor-in-chief of Telex.hu, and former deputy chief-editor of Index.hu. In July, SzabolcsContinue Reading
Meet Telex.hu: Former Index journalists start fundraiser for new online media in Hungary
Telex.hu, the new media project created by former Index journalists, definitely came with a bang. Written in The Guardian-style font,Continue Reading
Interview: “It’s possible to run an independent media in Hungary”
Index’s readership has plummeted since its editorial staff resigned en masse at the end of last month, over fears itContinue Reading
Index.hu bows out: “We really believed in our newspaper and our mission”
Budapest, Hungary – András Földes doesn’t know when he’ll be able to pack his bags for his next story inContinue Reading
Another day in a sad decade for press freedom in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary – Thousands marched for press freedom in Budapest on Saturday evening in solidarity with Index, Hungary’s largest andContinue Reading
Hungary: Index news site reporters resign after “unacceptable” sacking of editor-in-chief
Budapest, Hungary – Index, the leading independent news portal in Hungary, suffered a fatal blow this week after several keyContinue Reading
Missing Pakistani student in Budapest confirmed dead
Budapest, Hungary – Raza Khan, a Pakistani CEU student, who has been missing in Budapest since March, has been confirmedContinue Reading
Who is Daniel Kretinsky, the Czech billionaire advancing his pawns in France and across Europe?
Journalist at French media Libération, Jérôme Lefilliâtre investigated the Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, who made a highly-mediatized entry in FranceContinue Reading