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Poland: Media capture fears confirmed in new report examining PKN Orlen takeover of Polska Press

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) consortium in warning that the findings of a new report assessing the impact of the takeover of regional news publisher Polska Press by Poland’s state-controlled oil company PKN Orlen illustrate a shocking example of media capture in the […]

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#IPIWoCo Recap: Media and democracy in the age of AI

AI can be harnessed to help journalists do their jobs more efficiently, but is also poised to further pollute the information landscape, panelists at the opening Town Hall of the 2023 IPI World Congress and Media Innovation Festival said. They assessed the risks of AI to independent journalism, and the information landscape more broadly, and […]

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Media freedom groups call for Klan Kosovo business certificate issue to be resolved

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned international media freedom organisations and journalist groups in calling for the updated business certificate of Klan Kosova to be accepted by the complaint committee and that all attempts by the Kosovo government to pressure the broadcaster are halted immediately. The latest call by our organisations comes […]

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Turkey Trial Blog: Court releases 15 journalists detained for over a year in Diyarbakır

The International Press Institute (IPI) traveled to Diyarbakır, Turkey, in July 2023 to monitor the first hearing of a case in which 17 Kurdish journalists and 1 media worker – 15 of whom are currently in pre-trial detention are charged with “membership in a terrorist organization” and face a prison sentence up to 15 years. […]

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