Balkan Insight [Unofficial]1d ago

Rama’s Arguments with RSF Draw Attention From Albanian Media’s Problems

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/06/03/ramas-arguments-with-rsf-draw-attention-from-albanian-medias-problems/bi/

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)3d ago
Former EU watchdog slams ‘elitist’ Commission’s info hoarding https://www.politico.eu/article/former-eu-watchdog-emily-oreilly-slams-elitist-commissions-info-hoarding/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Mediafreedom #Transparency #Democracy #Vaccines #Politics #NGOs
Former EU watchdog slams ‘elitist’ Commission’s info hoarding

Emily O’Reilly said Ursula von der Leyen’s executive is sometimes “anti-democratic.”

POLITICO
Balkan Insight [Unofficial]6d ago

Takeover of Critical Media Outlet in Serbia Raises Fears For its Future

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/05/29/takeover-of-critical-media-outlet-in-serbia-raises-fears-for-its-future/bi/

Hacker NewsMay 21

More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive's access

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/05/more-than-340-local-news-outlets-are-limiting-the-internet-archives-access-to-their-journalism/

#HackerNews #localnews #InternetArchive #journalism #access #mediafreedom #newsoutlets

More than 340 local news outlets are limiting the Internet Archive’s access to their journalism

McClatchy, Advance Local, Tribune Publishing and other major newspaper chains are restricting the nonprofit's archiving bots.

Nieman Lab
Balkan Insight [Unofficial]May 19

Hacked Off: How Should ‘Journalists’ at Hungary’s State Media Be Treated?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/05/19/hacked-off-how-should-journalists-at-hungarys-state-media-be-treated/rd/

bikejournoMay 16
Since #DozyDon has just been given the full VIP treatment in #China without raising #humanrights issues in any meaningful way (he's more interested in doing business, obviously), I call for #freedom for #JimmyLai here.
Found the two posters below in the same underpass in #Taichung.
#mediafreedom #standwithHongKong #fuckteheCCP
Balkan Insight [Unofficial]May 15

Kosovo Businessmen Loses Lawsuit Against BIRN Over Solar Energy Investigation

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://balkaninsight.com/2026/05/15/kosovo-businessmen-loses-lawsuit-against-birn-over-solar-energy-investigation/bi/

Headlines AfricaMay 12
Africa: Ad1181 - Demand for Civic Space Holds Strong Across Africa As Supply of Freedoms Wanes: [Afrobarometer] Fewer citizens see their media as free, feel free to say what they think. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSV9FZ #CivicSpace #HumanRights #FreedomOfExpression #MediaFreedom #CivilSociety
Johan K SchMay 11

Interesting:

"Taken together, the [European Media Freedom Act]’s provisions offer a tiered but genuinely meaningful landscape for strategic litigation.

Strategic litigation is, however, neither a panacea nor a guarantee. Its effectiveness depends on judicial independence, adequate legal resources, and the willingness of courts to engage with politically sensitive (legal) questions."

https://www.europeanlawblog.eu/pub/m2bjnpey/release/1

#strategicLitigation #mediaCapture #EMFA #mediafreedom

Strategic Litigation Against Media Capture: The Potential of the European Media Freedom Act

The 2026 World Press Freedom Index confirms a troubling trend: press freedom is declining across Europe. Can the European Media Freedom Act help reverse that trajectory through strategic litigation?

European Law Blog
Headlines AfricaMay 10
Condemnation and support after Niger bans French broadcasters http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TSSjGd #Niger #MediaFreedom #PressFreedom #FrenchBroadcasting #Censorship