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Die Covid-19-Krise verdeutlicht das Medienproblem Griechenlands

Read in English Während dem Lockdown infolge des Covid-19-Ausbruchs stellte die griechische Regierung 20 Millionen Euro für die Medien bereit, damit diese „Bleiben Sie zu Hause” Gesundheitsbotschaften verbreiten konnten. Sie vergab die Verteilung dieser Gelder an ein privates Medienunternehmen und überging damit ihre Verpflichtung, alle vom Staat durchgeführten Transaktionen sowie das Online-Medienregister (in dem Online-Medien […]

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Draconian measures threaten Jordan press freedom

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today condemned the ban imposed by the Jordanian government on media organizations on reporting about the teachers’ strike. On July 25, the attorney general issued a comprehensive publishing ban on reporting the situation, the impact of which […]

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The Covid-19 crisis highlights Greece’s media problem

Zur deutschen Version During the lockdown that followed the Covid-19 outbreak, the Greek government allocated €20 million to media outlets for them to carry “Stay at Home” public health messages. It outsourced the distribution of these funds to a private media shop company, thereby bypassing its obligation to make public all transactions conducted by the […]

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Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur office raided by police

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and journalists for press freedom today (August 4) condemned the raid on Al Jazeera’s Kuala Lumpur offices by Malaysian police. According to Al Jazeera, two computers were seized in the raid, which came after local authorities announced an investigation into Al Jazeera for […]

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