Why Czech media independence is under threat – and what we can learn from Slovakia
Public broadcasters face mounting challenges across Central Europe, raising questions about press freedom and political influence.
EXPLAINED: Why Slovakia's troubling cultural purge is gaining worldwide attention
Commentators in Czechia have condemned Slovakia's recent moves to fire important cultural directors in a seeming attempt to centralize governmental power.
Freer than France and Spain: Czechia performs strongly in Press Freedom Index
Despite a slight drop in the ranking compared to last year, Czechia's media are relatively free – although disinformation remains a constant threat.
Czech MPs want to tighten ban on top politicians' media ownership
In a meeting next week, the government coalition is seeking to include a stricter ban on media ownership.
Freer than the UK, Germany, and Canada: Czechia shines in 2023 World Press Freedom Index
Czechia's media have surged up the annual rankings in the past three years.
Prague-based developers are supporting journalists in the information war
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Journalists breaking stories around the world are being helped by a team of designers and developers in Prague.
Online giant Seznam.cz announces buyout of popular news site
Seznam.cz is set to take full control over the Borgis publishing house, which runs Novinky.cz among other online news outlets.
Thirty-three years after the Velvet Revolution, how has student life changed?
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Students were behind the mass protests that began on Nov. 17, 1989. Today's generation enjoys more freedom, but must be wary of similar dangers.
Czechia advances 20 places in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index
The country has drastically improved year on year in the annual index issued by Reporters Without Borders.
