EU report criticizes Ukraine’s United News telethon, calls for media pluralism
The report raises concerns about the state-funded telethon and Rada TV channel, urging restoration of independent broadcasting.
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Georgia’s EU path “de facto halted” as European Council calls for democratic reforms
The Council emphasized the importance of free and fair parliamentary elections with unhindered access for observers.
Echoes of Yanukovych-era state censorship rock Ukrainian state media Ukrinform
Oleksii Matsuka, now finds himself at the center of a censorship scandal that has rocked Ukraine's state news agency, Ukrinform, during his brief but tumultuous tenure as director general.
Zelenskyy fires security service chief accused of “weaponized draft” against journalist
The journalist had investigated the dodgy real estate purchases of the family of the chief of SBU's cybersecurity department
Media coalition demands end to attacks on Ukraine’s public broadcasting company
Ukraine's public broadcasting company, Suspilne, is facing a series of "informational and institutional attacks," according to a statement released by a group of journalists and media organizations.
Head of SBU’s cybersecurity reassigned to frontline after investigative report exposes property discrepancies
Besides, the head of the Solomyansky Territorial Recruitment in Kyiv, involved in the attempt to issue the draft summons, has been demoted and reassigned to a lower position.
Ukraine launches criminal probe into “weaponized draft” against SBU whistleblower
A public uproar and a statement by a media watchdog group appears to have given fruit
Draft summons used as “punishment” for Ukrainian journalist exposing SBU official’s luxury real estate
A whistleblower from Slidstvo.info had apparently faced an act of retribution from Ukraine's Security Service for exposing the corruption of one of its chiefs
Bihus exposé: Ukraine’s SBU illegally surveilled investigative journalists
Bihus.Info journalists revealed this week that Ukraine's SBU security force secretly recorded their team, igniting concerns over eroding press freedoms.
Whitewashing Putin: how one reporter muddies Austrian views on Ukraine
When an ORF segment aired Russian disinformation about Ukraine, it spotlighted the pro-Moscow bias of its veteran correspondent Christian Wehrschütz.
Ukrainian media coalition decries “targeting” of journalists critical of authorities
A host of Ukraine's top independent media outlets have accused authorities of provocations, surveillance and rights infringements against journalists.
Occupation police detain journalist reporting on case of arrested Crimean Tatar leader
Crimean Tatar Luftiye Zudiyeva and 12 others were taken to the police while attempting to attend an open court session on the arrest of Crimean Tatar leader Nariman Dzhelyal, accused of sabotage shortly after attending a forum dedicated to the liberation of Crimea
Killed Kremlin media staffer propagandist, not journalist, Ukrainian media orgs say
Demanding international groups condemn Russian state propaganda, Ukrainian media insisted a slain RIA employee in Ukraine was not a real journalist but a propagandist.
We should not have called them “pro-Russian separatists,” French journalist says
Gulliver Cragg, a correspondent for France 24, has been covering Ukraine since 2010 and residing there since 2014.…
Ukrainian turns down free speech award over joint nomination with Russian journalist
In the latest episode of Ukrainians protesting against being put on the same podium with Russian figures, the…
Nine countries leave European Press Council Alliance in support of Ukraine
The Press Councils in Armenia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Ireland, Moldova, Norway, and Sweden are suspending their membership…
Maks Levin, photographer of Russian war against Ukraine since 2014, killed by Russian troops near Kyiv
On 1 April, after a lengthy search, police found the body of the Ukrainian photojournalist and documentary filmmaker…
Popularity of Ukraine’s YouTube journalism overtakes pro-Russian TV
The advent of social networks transformed the world of media, and Ukraine was no exception. Increasingly more Ukrainians,…
30 ex-Kyiv Post journalists to launch own media outlet
The fired team of Kyiv Post, which was abruptly shut down last week by its owner Adnan Kivan,…
Kyiv Post owner got “signals” from Ukraine’s government & law enforcement, former deputy chief editor says
Controversy rages over why Adnan Kivan, the owner of Ukraine’s largest English-language newspaper Kyiv Post, decided to suddenly…