Europe Must Do More for Media and Democracy Background While the European Commission is supporting restrictive measures to tackle the spread of false news online, independent and critical media are being left to survive on their own in the face of hostility. By Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach
Hostile takeover: How Orbán is subjugating the media in Hungary Viktor Orbán and his closest allies have taken control of most of the Hungarian media. Journalists at loyal outlets are expected to closely follow instructions from the state apparatus; in exchange, they receive advertising money from government institutions. By Krisztian Simon and Tibor Rácz
Putinist trolls in Hungary are a threat to objective journalism Putinist trolls are having a good time in Hungary these days. Articles published by pro-Kremlin, anti-immigrant news sites are shared by thousands of readers, often mistaken for actual news stories. Objective journalism has thus been degraded to just one of many possible narratives for interpreting the world around us.
Civil society under pressure Shrinking – closing – no space: Governments across all continents villainize civil society actors. Where does their sense of threat emanate from? By Barbara Unmüßig
