While watching the orchestrated shooting at the Senate back in June, I only thought of one thing: the freedom of the press is compromised. Those in power

Foreign interference, disinformation and AI manipulation are becoming common practice and their putting increasing pressure on European democracies. To fight these and other foreign and domestic threats to European democracies, the EU is establishing the European Centre for Democratic Resilience (ECDR). An important step, but it will only deliver to its promises if independent media are recognised as part of the solution.

Free Press Unlimited (FPU), together with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and five other civil society organisations, has called on Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to order a new investigation into the murder of journalist Rico Sempurna Pasaribu and his family.

Fake news can sometimes seem easy to spot. A bizarre headline, a striking image, or a story that sounds too good to be true. But misleading information is often much more subtle. It could be a photo presented without context, an old video shared as if it were recent, or a post that contains some truth while leaving out important facts.

Ben jij werkzaam als journalist of fotograaf? Dan nodigen we je uit om mee te doen met het onderzoek naar juridische druk.

Persvrijheid: Nederland moet in mei een Europese richtlijn aannemen die beschermt tegen ongegronde rechtszaken en juridische intimidatie van journalisten, wetenschappers en maatschappelijke organisaties. Maar volgens critici is de Nederlandse uitwerking van de wetgeving ontoereikend.