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, […]

Amidst the unprecedented attack on democratic freedoms in Ukraine, serious violations of media freedom have continued to take place all over Europe in the first six months of 2022, according to a report published today by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR). The MFRR monitoring report – available to download here – documents violations and […]

Attacked while covering demonstrations, harassed online for reporting on COVID-19 and measures to fight it, or sued by private companies trying to avoid publication of damaging information. These are just some examples of the threats received by journalists and media workers in Europe in 2021. Today the International Press Institute (IPI) joins its partners in […]

Read in English Gerade als es den Anschein hatte, als hätten die Medien in den baltischen Staaten Estland, Lettland und Litauen ihre finanzielle Situation stabilisiert und ihre Einnahmen gesteigert, kam es zur Pandemie. Der Lockdown beschleunigte die digitale Transformation größerer Medienunternehmen und machte gleichzeitig die Anfälligkeit kleinerer und regionaler Medienunternehmen deutlich. Und da die Werbetreibenden […]