EU: Further protections for journalists and media freedom needed in Democracy Shield

IPI and MFRR partners provide response and recommendations to draft report of new EU initiative to safeguard democracy

European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilience

EU's new flagship democracy resilience strategy offers important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media viability

EU: Free, vibrant and pluralistic media must be at the heart of Democracy Shield

Strong and healthy media landscape is a sine qua non to protecting democracy and combating disinformation

EU: Media freedom groups discuss Democracy Shield submission with Vice President Virkkunen

IPI joined meeting in Brussels with EU Commission Executive Vice-President to discuss challenges for media including online safety of journalists and AI

EU: European Commission must place media freedom at heart of Democracy Shield initiative

IPI joins groups in welcoming European Commission’s initiative to create a European Democracy Shield

WPFD 2025: Defending democracy in Europe depends on defending media freedom

IPI and media freedom partners issue joint statement to mark World Press Freedom Day 2025, amidst events and panels in Brussels

Ruling demonstrates need for U.S. reporters’ shield law

Panel says Constitution, common law provide no source protection in criminal cases

Media freedom groups welcome Google fine and call on EU to break up the tech giant’s digital advertising monopoly

Multinational's dominance of ad tech ecosystem has enabled it to extract significant margins from publisher ad sales, reducing the funds flowing to news organizations

IJ4EU reboots with €1.6 million to power cross-border investigations

Back for a sixth edition, the Investigative Journalism for Europe fund continues its mission to support watchdog reporting.

Poland: New president urged to commit to press freedom reforms

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

New IPI report examines spyware surveillance and the battle for accountability in European journalism

Abuses in Greece and Hungary raise concerns over illicit surveillance and effectiveness of existing safeguards

Interview: Europe’s draft media freedom law: Strengths and weaknesses

European Media Freedom Act – Does it protect media pluralism and independence in the EU?

Panel wrap-up: Press freedom and the threat to encryption

IPI joined the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s annual Trust Conference to discuss the importance of encryption for journalism

SLAPPs: EU law needed to protect journalists against gag lawsuits

IPI joins statement calling for EU law against vexatious lawsuits from powerful actors

Journalists operate in increasingly suffocating atmosphere in Spain

Polarization and attempts by far-right party to smear fact-checkers and journalists corner press freedom in the country

Pivotal moment for Italy to abolish prison sentences for criminal defamation

IPI joins Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners in call for reform ahead of court hearing

Politics, gender key triggers for online abuse in Poland

New IPI report examines newsroom measures for protecting journalists from digital harassment

IPI sends letter of hope to Kadri Gürsel, all jailed journalists in Turkey

IPI Executive Director Barbara Trionfi writes letter of support: “We ask that you stay strong and know that we are with you. Injustice stands today, but it will not prevail”

IPI: 2015 one of deadliest years on record for journalists

108 believed dead because of their work, 36 others remain unconfirmed

IPI pleased U.S. reporter will not be forced to name source

But group concerned James Risen may still be questioned under subpoena