Even though the killers of Jan Kuciak and his fiancée have been lawfully convicted, the trial of the alleged masterminds will continue this year. Meanwhile, the corruption investigations set off by the murder are growing, writes Miroslava German Sirotnikova for IPI. Last September, the families of investigative reporter Ján Kuciak and his fiancée, Martina Kušnírová, both […]

IPI and five other press freedom groups have today written to Czech billionaire Petr Kellner of the PPF Group to raise a number of issues regarding media ownership and editorial independence. In the open letter, the groups call on PPF and the new CEO of Central European Media Enterprises (CME) to commit publicly to uphold media freedom […]

Read in English Die Coronavirus-Pandemie hat der Weltwirtschaft verheerenden Schaden zugefügt, aber die Online-Geschäfte haben einen Boom erlebt. Das ist für die Medien, die Inhalte erfolgreich gewinnbringend durch bezahlte Inhalte vermarktet haben, möglicherweise ein enormer Vorteil, und in einigen Teilen Mitteleuropas könnte sich aus einer Krise der Medienunabhängigkeit eine Chance entwickeln. Als der zum Milliardär […]

Deutsch The coronavirus pandemic has played havoc with the global economy, but online businesses have enjoyed a boom. That potentially offers media outlets that have successfully monetized content a huge advantage, and in some parts of Central Europe, a crisis of media independence could be turning into an opportunity. When billionaire-turned-politician Andrej Babiš bought the […]