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Czech Republic: Media freedom groups urge MPs to pass media act amendment

Český překlad níže The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned media freedom and journalists organisations and unions in urging the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic to vote to pass a draft bill which would amend the law on public broadcasting to strengthen the institutional independence of Česká televize (Czech Television) and […]

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Czech Republic: IPI backs call for sustainable funding for public broadcasters

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins its Czech National Committee and other journalist groups in the country in calling on MPs to urgently consider amendments which would provide sustainable financing for Czech Television and Czech Radio. The statement was published on September 27 by IPI’s Czech National Committee in cooperation with the Independent Journalism […]

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#IPIWoCo Recap: Media capture in Central Europe

Independent journalism and media pluralism in many countries within Central Europe are under sustained threat as a result of media capture, a panel of leading editors from across the region said at IPI’s World Congress 2022 in New York on September 10. Speaking at the event at Columbia University, the editors from Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovenia […]

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European Media Freedom Act breaks significant new ground

The International Press Institute (IPI) today joins the undersigned journalists’, media freedom, and human rights organisations in welcoming the European Commission’s initiative to strengthen the free and pluralistic media system and the commitment to protect journalists and editorial independence within the European Union. These values directly link to fundamental rights, such as freedom of expression, […]

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