Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

Cross-party consensus required to bolster press freedom following presidential election

Poland must seize opportunity to be a model of reform and media freedoms

More ambitious reform needed to secure media freedom in Poland

Media Freedom mission urges Polish authorities to pursue rigorous reforms in media field

IPI demands end to use of spyware against journalists in Europe

New revelations by Access Now show at least 7 more Russian and Belarusian journalists and activists were targeted

Webinar: World Press Freedom Day 2024, Europe’s press freedom battlegrounds

Poland: Recommendations for democratic reform for press freedom and public media

Recommendations developed ahead of recent election following press freedom mission to Warsaw

Upheaval at Polish public broadcaster must lead to comprehensive reform to restore and safeguard independence

Sudden dismissal of supervisory boards risks setting dangerous precedent

Poland: Media freedom reform faces obstacles after opposition victory

High hopes for press freedom progress, although various challenges lie ahead for future Tusk-led government

Poland’s unfair election reinforces demands for Europe-wide Media Freedom Act

Ahead of European elections, EU must act now to protect press freedom

Report: Media freedom at a crossroads – Journalism in Poland faces uncertain future ahead of election

Mission report on media capture and vexatious lawsuits in Poland by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR)

Poland: IPI to join MFRR press freedom mission to Warsaw

Delegation traveling to Polish capital to take pulse of press freedom ahead of election

Poland: Media capture fears confirmed in new report examining PKN Orlen takeover of Polska Press

Acquisition of country’s largest regional press publisher by state-controlled oil company has led to shrinking journalists freedoms, report finds

Poland: International support for TOK FM amidst regulatory pressure

IPI and partner international press freedom groups call for independent and timely licence decision

Poland: TOK FM fine sparks renewed concerns about regulatory capture

Growing concern over instrumentalization of broadcast media regulatory authority KRRiT

MFRR partners document 813 media freedom violations in Europe in 2022

War in Ukraine casts dark cloud over press freedom on the continent

Poland: Media regulator probe into TVN documentary sparks renewed licence concerns

Investigation by KRRiT media regulator heaps additional pressure on independent broadcaster

How the European Media Freedom Act could affect Hungary and Poland

Meanwhile, the EU has existing tools to defend media pluralism and freedom

European Journalism Now: Prague Conference Wrap-up

IPI-led roundtable sessions on day two focused on media capture and the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA)

MFRR Monitoring Report: Ukraine war casts dark shadow over media freedom

MFRR documents 311 media freedom violations in first six months of 2022

Poland: Ombudsman urged to reconsider legal challenge to Polska Press acquisition

Takeover makes Polish state entity the owner of major commercial media for first time since end of Communism