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Austria: Greater transparency for public advertising to media needed

For Austrian media outlets, public advertising is very important, especially since the coronavirus crisis worsened the economic situation. But experts criticize the lack of transparent criteria for its distribution. Public advertising in media outlets is a controversial issue. Austria is not an exception to this rule, especially since this kind of advertising is traditionally important […]

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Successful models of local journalism blossom in Italy despite pandemic challenges

Italians have little confidence in journalism. This much was revealed in a recent Reuters Digital News Report which showed that in 2020 only 29 percent of Italians trusted their media. Concerningly, the report also pinpointed a further decline in this figure compared to the previous year, as has been the case for several years in […]

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Purchase of Polska Press by state energy giant spells disaster for media freedom in Poland

A long-feared, Hungary-style takeover of independent media in Poland gathered pace this week as a state-controlled energy giant announced the acquisition of a media company with more than 20 regional dailies, 120 weekly magazines and 500 online portals across the country, the International Press Institute (IPI) warned today. IPI said the purchase of Polska Press […]

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Three female media workers shot dead in Afghanistan

The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, today vehemently condemned the killings of three women media workers in Afghanistan. Enikass TV employees Mursal Habibi, Shahnaz and Saadia were reportedly shot dead by unknown gunmen in two separate incidents today. The incidents took place in […]

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