Zur deutschen Version Amid the Polish government’s hostility towards critical journalism, financial pressure on critical press is mounting. This is particularly visible at Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland’s biggest broadsheet daily in terms of circulation. The paper has established itself as the leading critic of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, which has been in power […]

Read in English Neben der ablehnenden Haltung der polnischen Regierung gegenüber dem kritischen Journalismus steigt der finanzielle Druck auf die kritische Presse. Dies kann speziell bei der Gazeta Wyborcza, der größten polnischen Broadsheet-Tageszeitung in Bezug auf Auflagenzahlen, beobachtet werden. Die Zeitung etabliert sich gegenwärtig als führende kritische Stimme gegenüber der rechtskonservativen Partei Recht und Gerechtigkeit […]

Amid the continuing and often controversial evolution of media ownership structures in the Visegrád region, several high-profile Slovak properties are now up for sale. The changes look poised to alter the public sphere in Slovakia – for better or worse – for years to come. Reflecting a prevailing trend throughout much of Central and Eastern Europe, […]

Recent verbal attacks on Albania’s media by Prime Minister Edi Rama have again raised concerns over respect for media independence in the country, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. Last Thursday, Rama opened a two-day, EU-organised media conference in Tirana with a speech accusing his country’s media of violating and invading individuals’ dignity “from […]