Rudolf Augstein was one of Germany’s most famous and respected journalists. As the founder of the weekly news magazine, Der Spiegel — dubbed by Augstein the Sturmgeschütz der Demokratie (the heavy artillery of democracy) — his contribution to the defence and promotion of press freedom in Germany has been significant. Launched in the period immediately […]

The IPI global network of journalists, editors and publishers wants to understand and share the emerging lessons on the conditions and actions that are helping to create trusted, sustainable local news organisations. Local news media have long been at the centre of democratic and informed communities. They are the key tool in empowering citizens in […]

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners today call for the fight for justice for Slovak investigative journalist, Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová to continue, after the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok returned a not-guilty verdict for alleged mastermind of their murder, Marian Kočner. The court also acquitted Alena Zsuzsová, a Kočner confidante suspected […]

The acquittal of suspected mastermind Marian Kočner in the murder of Slovak journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová is a major setback for justice and the fight against impunity, the International Press Institute (IPI) said today. After a trial lasting six months, the Specialized Criminal Court in Pezinok, Slovakia, today found Kočner, a […]