Commercial interference pressures on the UK’s regional papers are growing. Some worry that jeopardises their independence.
CATEGORY: Media Freedom
Preventing protest coverage: How Belarus controls what the public knows
“Europe’s last dictatorship” doesn’t tolerate dissent. The country’s constitution claims to protect freedom of the press, but many laws seem to contradict this.
Croatia: Journalists targeted after reporting on sentences imposed on “war criminals”
Several journalists and news outlets from Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina faced death threats following their coverage a war crimes trial
Mapping Media Freedom: 2017 in review
This year saw 1,035 media freedom violations reported to Index on Censorship’s Mapping Media Freedom, a project that monitors media freedom in 42 countries, including all EU member states
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Commercial interference in the European media
Jean-Paul Marthoz explores how commercial interference can impact journalism in Europe.
Greece: Journalists under Golden Dawn’s pressure
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Survey: How free is our press?
Are you a working journalist? Do you want to see better protections and freedoms for reporters?
Jean-Paul Marthoz: Fake news and the new kingdom of lies
Why tackling fake news must not lead to censorship, argues veteran journalist Jean-Paul Marthoz
Zaman journalists remain in prison after second hearing
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Lawyers: Daphne Caruana Galizia murder investigation in flagrant breach of ECHR requirements
Doughty Street Chambers has surfaced concerns about the investigation being carried out into the death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, a journalist, writer and anti-corruption activist murdered on 16 October
Media freedom is under threat worldwide. Journalists are threatened, jailed and even killed simply for doing their job.
Index on Censorship documents threats to media freedom in Europe via a unique monitoring project and campaigns against laws that stifle journalists’ work. We also publish an award-winning magazine featuring work by and about censored journalists. Learn more.