The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, publishers and leading journalists, today welcomed news that police in Slovaka have detained eight people in connection with the February murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová. However, IPI Deputy Director Scott Griffen emphaized that justice would only served when all those […]

This address was delivered on the occasion of the 2018 Alfred Fried Photography Award ceremony on September 20, 2018. In a small ethnic Hungarian village in the late seventies my grand auntie used to tell us local folk tales about people who carried some heavy curse, witnessed great dramas or had lost their sanity. Sometimes, […]

Six months ago today, Slovakia saw its first murder of a journalist since the country’s independence in 1993. Ján Kuciak, an investigative journalist investigating high-level corruption cases, was brutally murdered alongside his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, sending shockwaves through Slovak society. Though officials have neither confirmed the motive nor identified the murderers, it is known that […]

In combination with its 800,000 monthly readers, the alt-right news site Parlamentní listy’s trademark blend of sensationalism, fake news and outlandish commentary has a major impact on Czech political discourse. President Miloš Zeman is an ally, leaking news their way and granting exclusive interviews. Meanwhile, studies show considerable overlap between news narratives on the site […]