Silencing Voices in Italy: The Erosion of Media Freedom Published: 16 January 2024 Report Italy's media is in crisis, battling legal onslaughts and facing a surge of censorship one year after the establishment of the far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni. Sielke Kelner
Media consumption, trust in the media, and recognizing fake news in Hungary Published: 11 February 2023 Analysis A recent opinion poll by 21 Research Centre investigated how Hungarian people perceive different media outlets in the country and how they access political information. 21 Research Center
The spectacle of press freedom in Central Europe Published: 5 January 2023 Report Countries such as Poland or Hungary frequently face criticism for a lack of media freedom. Their governments dispute that they oppose critical media. Yet, restrictions on media freedom come in many shapes and sizes. Konrad Bleyer-Simon
Journalism in Ukraine: When the war is not only informational Published: 31 December 2022 Report The once lively scene of local and national Ukrainian media is threatened by the brutal Russian invasion and occupation. War has changed the work of journalists and media business models are under threat. Inna Nelles
In the Name of National Security: How Spyware Threatens the EU’s Democratic Foundations Published: 14 December 2022 Interview The use of spyware against journalists in the EU is alarming. Saskia Bricmont explains how severe the threat is, who the perpetrators are and their intentions. Saskia Bricmont, Claudia Rothe, Georg McCutcheon
A State of Absolute Solitude Published: 8 December 2022 Report Tasos Telloglou reports on the surveillance of journalists and politicians, the violation of telecommunications secrecy and his research into spyware. Tasos Telloglou
What will Happen if I Use my Voice? Published: 21 November 2022 Interview Gendered disinformation online silences women in the public sphere. The disinformation and democratization expert Nina Jankowicz explains how. Nina Jankowicz, Claudia Rothe, Georg McCutcheon
Cascading risks to media pluralism and a European approach to tackle them Published: 10 October 2022 Background The media systems of Europe are facing challenges from multiple directions. Elda Brogi explains the European approach to tackle them. Elda Brogi
Press and Media Freedom in Europe Published: 23 May 2024 Dossier The media systems in Europe are facing challenges from multiple directions. The European Democracy Conference 2022 therefore focused on the question of how we can specifically and decisively counteract the advancing deterioration of free reporting.
Press and Media Freedom in Europe Published: 27 June 2023 Focus topic An independent press and a diverse media landscape form the backbone of a liberal democracy. However, especially in Europe and in the EU, these cornerstones of democratic order are increasingly coming under pressure.
