Hungary: IPI’s CEE Independent Media Network joins European editors in condemning foreign funding bill

Editors urge the EU as well as members states to act

Disinformation made in Czechoslovakia

Slovakia and the Czech Republic struggle with challenging climates for disinformation and propaganda

Branding independent newsrooms as foreign agents, and threatening them with financial sanctions: Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office in action

IPI and media organizations from across Central and Eastern Europe express their solidarity with Peter Bárdy, editor-in-chief of Aktuality.sk, as he faces a SLAPP case filed by Prime Minister Fico

The Outlook: AI in the News – Re-shaping the Public Arena

AI in the News private lecture insights by Dr. Felix Simon, Latest Resources and all Open Media Innovation Opportunities

Romania: IPI stands by Libertatea as layoffs deepen concerns over pressure on editorial independence

Controversial firings at newspaper spark renewed concerns over accusations of meddling in editorial freedoms

Hungary: IPI joins condemnation of passing of Sovereignty Protection Act

New law will be harnessed to further harass and pressure independent media

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

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

IPI Central Europe Network: Leading editors call for strong EMFA

Signatories urge EU bodies not to water down draft European Media Freedom Act

Romania: IPI supports independent newspaper Libertatea after shameful smear campaign

Solidarity from journalistic community should be channelled into positive change for the media industry

Gendered attacks on independent investigative journalists in Romania. ‘She’s a woman. She’ll get scared’ (Libertatea)

Case of Emilia Şercan shines light on a troubling issue that is not often discussed

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

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

Slovenian media move to defend themselves, but face complex challenges

Delo examines the state of the country's media and its challenges

How political propaganda is created in Poland (Gazeta Wyborcza)

Gazeta Wyborcza looks at evidence from leaked emails appearing to show how Poland's government has created narratives and even written articles for state-friendly media

How media capture left Hungarian voters vulnerable to disinformation (HVG)

HVG analyzes recent research showing how media capture in Hungary allowed false claims from the government to spread unhindered

Orbán’s illiberal theatre: How media access to the government has been eroded (Telex)

All the makings of democracy seem to be in place in Hungary, but Telex explains how Viktor Orbán has limited media access to the government, parliament and politicians

SLAPPs in Romania: The rise of lawsuits used to threaten the media and free speech (Libertatea)

Libertatea journalists detail how legal cases are increasingly being used to harass and intimidate investigative media in Romania