Newly released information from the investigation in the case of Sky News report on illegal arms trafficking in Romania points to a massive journalistic flub. The “arms…

Mighty, politically well-connected oligarchs are in the mood for retail therapy, and their targets are media outlets. Their influence over journalism has begun to reach…

In a report aired last Sunday, British broadcaster Sky News claimed that “gun dealers in Romania are willing to sell illegal weapons to anyone, including terrorists.” It…

Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has been quietly gaining control over a media empire, especially TV assets, with the help of oligarchs fighting to win…

Ad agencies in America have been increasingly buying stock in media companies to secure slots for their clients’ ads. Nothing would be wrong with that…

The news media industry has been faced with a profound crisis for more than a decade now, and peoples’ dwindling trust in journalists has much…

Myanmar is set to have its first modern all-news television channel. Its designers are CNN and a local crony. Back in 2011, the United States…

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is becoming hypersensitive to his critics. He’s figured out how to solve the problem: bring all media into line. On…

The integrity and independence of journalism is in dire straits in eastern Europe. The preferential distribution of state advertising has had to do with much…

The Czech server Motejlek.com is a rare success story of paid online news. The departure of its founder is likely to harm the site –…