Media Freedom in Europe in the Shadow of Covid

Reporting the impact of COVID-19 on journalism.

The Covid-19 pandemic is not just a health crisis. Independent media in Europe are facing tremendous political and financial pressure. As part of the reporting series “Media Freedom in Europe in the Shadow of Covid”, IPI correspondents from across the EU are providing in-depth analysis of the ways in which the European media landscape is being reshifted in 2020.

 

LATEST NEWS AND ANALYSIS

Jan 6, 2021

Ján Kuciak’s story is far from over

By Miroslava German Širotníková/SLOVAKIA

Jan 4, 2021

Spanish regional daily focuses on network-building to keep local journalism strong

By Marta Caro/SPAIN

Dec 17, 2020

La Voz de Galicia: A reader revenue model built on an editor-centred strategy

By Marta Caro/SPAIN

Dec 22, 2020

Strong newspaper traditions and trust advance digital subscriptions in Estonia

By Aija Krūtaine/ESTONIA

Dec 19, 2020

Spain’s public broadcaster looks for a future-proof model

By Yolanda Sobero/SPAIN

Dec 10, 2020

Austria: Greater transparency for public advertising to media needed

By Jonas Vogt/AUSTRIA

Dec 10, 2020

Successful models of local journalism blossom in Italy despite pandemic challenges

By Gabriele Cruciata/ITALY

Nov 25, 2020

As China eyes up Czech media, CME purchase renews concern

By Tim Gosling/CZECH REPUBLIC

Nov 24, 2020

Spain’s free press put to test under COVID-19 restrictions

By Pilar Velasco/SPAIN

Nov 24, 2020

Austria’s journalists face roadblocks to accessing official information

By Jonas Vogt/AUSTRIA

Nov 20, 2020

COVID-19 funds threaten media independence in Malta

By The Shift News/MALTA

Nov 11, 2020

Vexatious lawsuits a SLAPP in the face for journalists in Croatia

By Jelena Prtoric/CROATIA

Nov 3, 2020

In Hungary, GDPR is the new weapon against independent media

By Marton Bede/HUNGARY

Oct 30, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic adds to Hungary’s transparency woes

By Blanka Zöldi/HUNGARY

Oct 29, 2020

Baltic media, reinvigorated in their mission, buckle up for tough ride under COVID-19

By Aija Krūtaine/ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA

Oct 22, 2020

New problems and some old ones: Austria’s media landscape under the pandemic

By Jonas Vogt/AUSTRIA

Oct 20, 2020

Right to information suffers further in Romania during pandemic

By Dumitrița Holdiș/ROMANIA

Oct 5, 2020

A model for survival? Online subscriptions help Denník N weather pandemic

By Tim Gosling/CZECH REPUBLIC

Oct 13, 2020

As pandemic grows, Slovak media struggle to fight the infodemic

By Miroslava German Širotníková/SLOVAKIA

Oct 5, 2020

‘Repolonization’: Poland again hints at limiting foreign media ownership

By Annabelle Chapman/POLAND

Oct 2, 2020

Covid-19 lays bare precarious working conditions of Croatian journalists

By Jelena Prtorić/CROATIA

Sep 29, 2020

Covid-19 intensifies challenges for freelance journalists in Italy

By Gabriele Cruciata/ITALY

Sep 23, 2020

In Hungary a government rattled by the pandemic finds new ways to suppress independent media

By Márton Bede/HUNGARY

Aug 11, 2020

With Index gone, the future looks even bleaker for Hungarian media

By Marton Bede/HUNGARY

Aug 6, 2020

The Covid-19 crisis highlights Greece’s media problem

By The Manifold/GREECE

Jul 27, 2020

Slovenia’s government targets public media in midst of pandemic

By Aljaž Pengov Bitenc/SLOVENIA

Jul 11, 2020

Poland’s TVP takes sides in presidential election

By Annabelle Chapman/POLAND

 Media Freedom in Europe in the Shadow of Covid is supported by funding from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom and by the European Commission (DG Connect) as part of the Media Freedom Rapid Response.