Post Archive: Podcasts

MFRR podcasts bring together journalists, experts and press freedom advocates to discuss key challenges facing media across Europe. Through conversations, interviews and analysis, they explore current threats, emerging trends and the experiences behind the MFRR’s monitoring, advocacy and support work.

31 October 2025
Media Freedom in Focus: Serbian independent media under fire from the Vučić government
N1, one of the largest independent broadcasting news outlets still thriving in democratically backsliding Serbia, is facing strong pressure and murky times ahead as the current government, lead by Aleksandar Vučić, is tightening its grip on independent media.
9 October 2025
Media Freedom in Focus: DDoS attacks against Hungarian independent media
In summer 2025, Hano, the infamous hacker behind the malicious DDoS attacks against multiple Hungarian independent news outlets, International Press Institute and Die Tageszeitung, was caught by the Hungarian authorities.
9 October 2025
Media Freedom in Focus: Examining press freedom in Moldova after tense election
On September 28, Moldovans voted in closely watched parliamentary elections, amidst widespread accusations of Russian interference. The results were a clear victory for Moldova’s largest pro-European party, PAS. The news came as a relief to many of Moldova’s independent media.
20 August 2025
Media Freedom in Focus: Independent journalism in Austria faces a far-right threat
Independent journalism and media freedom in Austria are facing a simmering far-right threat. In the country’s legislative elections in September 2024, the Russia-friendly Freedom Party, or FPÖ, became the largest party, claiming just under 29% of the vote.
4 November 2024
Media Freedom in Focus: The state of Poland’s public service media
On 15 October 2023, Poland held parliamentary elections which signaled the end of the eight years in power of the right-wing conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party. Media freedom, and in particular the situation at Poland’s public service media, was one of the first issues tackled by the new government.
18 July 2024
Press freedom in peril: Navigating elections and political turmoil in Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria
As politics in Eastern Europe becomes increasingly volatile during the super election year, press freedom is at grave risk. Throughout the pre- and post-election periods, independent media face numerous threats, including verbal and physical assaults, cyber attacks, smear campaigns, and vexatious lawsuits.
22 April 2024
Earth Day reflections: Italy’s climate reporting dilemma
As our planet grapples with the devastating effects of climate change, the indispensable role of environmental journalism becomes increasingly apparent. Yet, the right to cover environmental issues remains under siege, not least in Italy.
16 February 2024
Untangling media capture in Greece
Independent journalism and watchdog reporting in Greece faces challenges from many sides. Greece suffers, in short, from media capture. A new report, looks in detail at this situation in Greece for the first time.
18 January 2024
MFRR in Focus: The battle over the future of Poland´s politicized public media
A battle is currently underway for the future of Poland’s politicized public media. Since the election of the new coalition government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk in October 2023, the public television TVP has faced drastic reforms.
8 January 2024
MFRR Podcast: Navigating Hungary´s new Sovereignty Protection Act
The situation for Hungary’s embattled independent media is about to become even more challenging. On 12 December, the Hungarian parliament voted to pass the Protection of Sovereignty Act.
16 November 2023
MFRR in Focus: Aftermath of Finland´s unprecedented state secrets conviction
Finland, “the land of the free press”, made headlines in January this year, when two journalists were convicted of disclosing state secrets in the infamous Finnish Intelligence Research Center case. We will have a closer look at the chain of events which lead to the landmark conviction.
13 November 2023
MFRR in Focus: Media in Slovakia brace for populist PM´s return
Media freedom in Slovakia is heading into an uncertain new era, and a potential return to the past. On 16 October 2023, a new coalition government was formed following the closely contested general election in late September.

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Post Archive: Podcasts

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Media Freedom in Focus: Serbian independent media under fire from the Vučić government

Media Freedom in Focus: DDoS attacks against Hungarian independent media

Media Freedom in Focus: Examining press freedom in Moldova after tense election

Media Freedom in Focus: Independent journalism in Austria faces a far-right threat

Media Freedom in Focus: The state of Poland’s public service media

Press freedom in peril: Navigating elections and political turmoil in Poland, Slovakia and Bulgaria

Earth Day reflections: Italy’s climate reporting dilemma

Untangling media capture in Greece

MFRR in Focus: The battle over the future of Poland´s politicized public media

MFRR Podcast: Navigating Hungary´s new Sovereignty Protection Act

MFRR in Focus: Aftermath of Finland´s unprecedented state secrets conviction

MFRR in Focus: Media in Slovakia brace for populist PM´s return

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