May 17, 2023 •
Comment, Latest stories, Press Freedom •
by Michał Chlebowski
Michał Chlebowski, a Media expert and TVN24 journalist, examines Poland’s performance on the latest RSF World Press Freedom Index....
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September 26, 2022 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Bjarne Overkott
Tu Dortmund University journalism student, Bjarne Overkott, examines the more subtle forms of press freedom repression such as agenda cutting in Japan. ...
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January 7, 2020 •
Media Economics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Ivo Indzhov
Bulgaria's public service broadcasters are in a dire state....
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March 5, 2019 •
Censorship, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent, Specialist Journalism •
by Damian Radcliffe and Payton Bruni
Being a journalist in – or reporting on – the Middle East brings with it many challenges. One key issue, for journalists and news consumers alike, is the relative lack of media freedom, and freedom of expression, in the region....
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February 18, 2019 •
Ethics and Quality, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Paula Kennedy
A new section of the global media watchdog International Press Institute (IPI) has been set up by a group of Czech journalists determined to tackle threats to media freedom in their country and to promote the cause of independent quality...
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October 13, 2017 •
Ethics and Quality •
by EJO
EJO October diary: pick of recent European journalism research and forthcoming (mostly free) media events, awards, jobs and training…. LATEST RESEARCH Making the most of Twitter: How technological affordances influence Swedish...
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April 26, 2017 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom •
by Caroline Lees
The 2017 World Press Freedom Index, published today, reveals that violations of the freedom to inform are no longer the prerogative of authoritarian regimes and dictatorships. Once taken for granted, media freedom is proving to be...
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September 6, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Recent •
by Clemens Bomsdorf
For a long time, Iceland was seen as a shining example of press freedom – too good to be true, perhaps. But more recently, the country’s politicians have been attempting to influence the media. The latest example came right from...
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April 26, 2016 •
Media and Politics, Newsroom Management •
by Robert G. Picard
The risks taken by journalists attempting to report dangerous conflicts are clear. Yet, despite evidence that journalists are increasingly being targeted by kidnappers, many are still unprepared for the threat. Reporters and news...
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