On October 2, Prime Minister Robert Abela announced that he would publish a white paper on proposed laws for the media in Malta. This declaration came as he tabled in Parliament the final report of the Committee of Media Experts he had appointed last year to advise on reforming media laws in Malta. Government officials […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joined Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and other media freedom groups in writing to the Slovak President and members of the National Council to outline our strong opposition to plans announced by the new government of Prime Minister Robert Fico to slash the budget of the public broadcaster RTVS and split […]

The International Press Institute (IPI) today condemns the passing of the Sovereignty Protection Act by the Orbán government in Hungary without proper public consultation and calls for an EU challenge against the law. After the bill was passed in the parliament on 12 December after just two weeks of debate, IPI renews our previous concerns […]

Stay up to date with IPI’s work on media innovation and sustainability by subscribing to our newsletter The Outlook. Sign up here. Zimbabwe’s media is divided along partisan lines, with the largest dailies closely controlled by the government. Disinformation spreads easily in the resulting confusion, and debunking it is particularly challenging in rural areas with few […]