Increasingly hostile environment for European media
European journalists and media companies face an increasingly hostile environment. There were at least 1 548 press freedom violations during
Majority trust media to control politicians
President-elect Donald Trump is known to dislike the news media having called in the “enemy of the people”. Since he
Trump urged to respect media freedom
President-elect Donald Trump is known to dislike the media. He has called journalists “enemy of the people” and in his
Women journalists behind bars
92 women journalists are currently behind bars, some for decades, others awaiting potential death sentences. 57 women journalists have been
Ownership concentration a threat to independent EU media
Concentration of media ownership in the European Union is a threat to independent media and pluralism. “Media ownership remains opaque
Agreement reached on European media law including use of spyware
An agreement on the European Media Freedom Act was reached between the European Parliament and governments in the European Council
Threats against media freedom increasing in EU and candidate countries
813 media freedom violations were reported in 2022 in EU Member States and candidate countries, a report from Media Freedom
EU proposal too soft to secure independent media, advisory committee says
The proposed European Media Freedom Act is too soft to secure independence for European media, according to the EU’s advisory
Commissioner tells Musk EU requires respect for media freedom
The definition of free speech on Twitter has been an issue since Elon Musk bought the social media two months
War in Ukraine: documentation of attacks on journalists and media freedom
More than 700 attacks on journalists, acts of censorship and serious violations of media freedom since the beginning of Russia’s