Tag: Marius Dragomir
Internet Freedom in Europe: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Turkey
An increasing number of governments are increasingly turning the screws on internet freedom. Funnily enough, they look at the EU for inspiration. When Judit Varga,…
When Reporting Facts Lands You in Trouble
A new UNESCO report describes the increasingly captured environment independent journalists work in. With a pandemic ravaging the planet and mad politicians at the helm…
What Happens When Academia and Media Work Together
When journalists team up with university researchers, only good things can come of it. With scale and structure, this type of collaboration can solve many,…
Technology and Journalism in Indonesia: The Rise of Internet Police
Misinformation has flooded the Indonesian internet in recent years. The government’s response will only shrink the space for online news content. Tempted with ever cheaper…
Bolivian Media: Rising From the Ashes
For more than a decade, the government has meddled with Bolivia’s news media. Following the collapse of the Morales regime, the country’s journalists want to…
Danish Public Media: Loved by People, Hated by Politicians
Political enemies of Denmark’s public broadcaster DR are hatching plans to crop the station’s budget. A bellicose commercial media industry is going to bat for…
Public Broadcasting in Austria: Politicians Clash With Journalists
Recent attacks from right-wing politicians on Austria’s popular public broadcaster are raising alarming questions about the future of independent journalism in the country. An Austrian…
Media Capture, Made in Bulgaria
One businessman has managed to bring both the state structures and big business in Bulgaria under his tight control. Media was a key piece of…
Thai Far-Right Gets Its Hands on Fancy Newspaper
A business group with far-right affinities buys The Nation, one of Thailand’s most respectable newspapers. This means that independent reporting is now likely to be…
A Dim Future Approaches for Objective Reporting in Slovakia
The management of RTVS, Slovakia’s public broadcaster, is poised to turn the station into a political enterprise. The recent cancellation of the station’s sole investigative…