Climate disinformation media fellows 2023 Fellowship Giorgos Christides and Katy Fallon are our 2023 Climate Disinformation Media Fellows! They will pursue on-the-ground reporting on climate disinformation case studies. Their articles will be published as part of a web dossier on battling climate disinformation. By Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
A Crisis of European Values Interview Zora Siebert talks to Markus Weinberg about his documentary "Mission Lifeline", confrontations with the right populist movement in Eastern Germany Pegida and current developments of the European migration policy. By Zora Siebert
Media Capture Central European Style Commentary With foreign owners leaving the market, Central European oligarchs are buying whatever they can get their hands on. The region is an object lesson in how vested interests can create a quasi-media monopoly on information. By Krisztian Simon
“All we want is to work in partnership with our readers” Interview Journalism is in a serious crisis. Nevertheless, alternative left-wing media are still out there in Europe, providing quality news and analysis with financial backing not from oligarchs or big business but from their readers. An exchange between the makers of merce.hu (Hungary), republik.ch (Switzerland), oko.press (Poland), and taz.de (Germany). By Krisztian Simon
Political action for fundamental right of information and a democratic public sphere Interview Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders, explains the vision of how to secure the public space of communication. By Beatrice White
Connecting Europe: The Calling of Trans-European Media Interview In a Europe threatened with rising nationalism, trans-European media could present an ambitious project to transcend borders and language barriers, connecting citizens.