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Jamie Wiseman
Jamie Wiseman is a European Advocacy Officer at the Vienna-based International Press Institute, a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists defending media freedom.
Features
“The Hungary Model” – Illiberal Tactics for Weakening Independent Media
Press freedom in Central Europe is under renewed threat. Yet there are no systematic arrests of journalists as in Belarus or Turkey, less of the blatant acts of censorship common in Russia and few of the gruesome killings of reporters that are common in autocratic countries around the world. Instead, they are now following the Hungary model.
International
Klubrádió | Hungary Moves to Silence Last Major Critical Radio Broadcaster
Klubrádió faces being wiped off the airwaves in a matter of weeks, following a decision of Hungary’s media regulator, which was appointed by the ruling Fidesz party.
Politics
New Government, Old Agenda – Press Freedom Under Strain Again in Slovenia
Few countries in Europe have experienced such a swift downturn in press and media freedom with a new government as has Slovenia under veteran Prime Minister Janez Janša.
General
COVID-19 Intensifies Challenge to Independent Media in Hungary
Watchdog media under huge strain from government information control, smear campaigns, and drastic financial situation.
