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IPI condemns murder of Slovak journalist and fiancée

The International Press Institute (IPI) today strongly condemned the murder of Slovak investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée. Slovak police said at a press conference this morning that they believed the murder to be work-related. Kuciak worked for the online investigative news outlet Aktuality.sk. The 27-year-old journalist was known in particular for his stories on tax fraud […]

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Visegrád editors call for solidarity amid common struggle to protect media freedom

Independent journalism is under pressure across the Visegrád region – Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – as political leaders seek to portray critical journalists as enemies of the national interest and governments and wealthy business interests aim to coopt independent media outlets. That was the consensus among the four prominent speakers at a […]

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Intrigue, worry surround sale of key Slovak media

Amid the continuing and often controversial evolution of media ownership structures in the Visegrád region, several high-profile Slovak properties are now up for sale. The changes look poised to alter the public sphere in Slovakia – for better or worse – for years to come. Reflecting a prevailing trend throughout much of Central and Eastern Europe, […]

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New leadership at Slovak public broadcaster raises independence concerns

Lesen Sie diesen Artikel auf Deutsch Amid signs that public media in neighbouring Poland and Hungary increasingly serve as the promotional arm of their respective governments, recent changes to the leadership of Radio Television Slovakia (RTVS) are prompting concerns that things could take a turn for the worse here, too. In the wake of a […]

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