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Sloweniens Regierung nimmt öffentliche Medien mitten in der Pandemie ins Visier

English version. Als am 12. März endlich die Nachricht bekannt wurde, dass Slowenien Covid-19 offiziell zur Epidemie erklären würde, hatte das Infodrom-Produktionsteam gerade die letzte Episode seiner Sendung aufgenommen. Infodrom ist ein preisgekröntes, kinderorientiertes, wöchentlich halbstündiges TV-Nachrichtenprogramm, das von RTV Slovenija, dem öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender des Landes, produziert wird und eine Schlüsselrolle bei der Medienkompetenzbildung in […]

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IPI Blog: Index board resigns: Another blow to Hungary’s media

Press freedom in Hungary is once again under attack. The editor-in-chief of Index.hu, the largest and most influential of the country’s remaining independent media, was fired earlier this week, just a month after the outlet declared that its independence was under threat from external pressure. Today, the outlet’s entire editorial board and some 80 other […]

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Malaysia imposes licence requirement for filming

Malaysia’s newly announced restrictions on filming and videography violate press freedom and should be withdrawn, the International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists, said today. The country’s communications and multimedia minister, Saifuddin Abdullah, announced in parliament yesterday that producers from the mainstream media as well as those posting […]

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Pakistan must locate, protect life of kidnapped journalist

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today expressed outrage over the apparent kidnapping of senior Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan. According to media reports, Jan, a senior journalist based in the capital Islamabad, went missing this morning.  His car was found with the key […]

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